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The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the labor market have pushed many prison staffing systems into crisis

The union representing the Massachusetts Correction Officers is seeking a preliminary injunction in Federal Court Thursday to block Gov. Charlie Baker from enforcing his COVID-19 vaccine mandate for executive branch employees.

The union representing the Massachusetts Correction Officers is seeking a preliminary injunction in Federal Court Thursday to block Gov. Charlie Baker from enforcing his COVID-19 vaccine mandate for executive branch employees. The deadline for correction officers to show proof of vaccination is Sunday, Oct. 17, but the union has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Baker’s vaccine policy. The…

Inmates at a St. Louis jail set fires, caused flooding, broke out fourth-floor windows and tossed a stationary bike, chairs, mattresses and other things

A former Maine corrections officer faced a judge on Monday for a crash that killed a 9-year-old girl last summer in Gorham. Kenneth Morang, 62, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges at his arraignment in Cumberland County Court. Morang is accused of colliding his pickup truck with an SUV on Route 25 July 21, 2019. Nine-year-old Raelynn Bell, who was…

A former Maine corrections officer pleaded not guilty Monday to manslaughter charges in a crash that killed a 9-year-old girl last summer in Gorham.

Two prison inmates have been disciplined after the discovery of a suspected piece of dried nasal mucus in a pan of gravy that was served to inmates and staff at the Northeast Regional Correctional Facility.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh released his plan Friday for cleaning up the troubled section of the city’s South End that has become known as the “Methadone Mile.”

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh released his plan Friday for cleaning up the troubled section of the city’s South End that has become known as the “Methadone Mile” due to the number of individuals in the area seeking treatment for substance abuse issues. The plan, titled Melnea Cass/Mass Ave 2.0, calls for hiring new staff members to work in the area,...

The Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts, was on lockdown for most of Tuesday after an incident that left 5 corrections officers injured.

A corrections officer was assaulted and four other prison guards were hospitalized following an incident Tuesday morning at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts. The prison was locked down and remains so as a result of the incident, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins spoke exclusively with NBC10 Boston about the plan for the area known as “Methadone Mile.”

Shocking video shows a Rhode Island corrections officer driving his truck toward a group of protesters.

A second man has been charged after a violent attack on a corrections officer.

The man accused of initiating an attack on an off-duty correctional officer in Boston’s ‘Methadone Mile’ is facing a judge Friday. Police say 45-year-old Torre Jenkins of Boston was in the crowd when several people joined in to attack the unnamed officer on Thursday as he was heading to work at the Suffolk County House of Correction.

Boston Police executed Operation Clean Sweep late Thursday night, hoping to send a message after a corrections officer was attacked in that area earlier in the day.

One person is under arrest in connection with the assault of a Suffolk County corrections officer near a jail in Boston.

A corrections officer was beaten by a group of people as he was arriving to his job at the Suffolk County House of Correction in Boston Thursday morning, officials said. One person is under arrest in connection with the attack, in which a metal pipe was used to hit the officer, according to Boston police.

A Massachusetts woman has been indicted after allegedly having sex with an inmate at the correctional facility where she worked in Bridgewater. A Plymouth County Grand Jury returned an indictment Friday against Vicki Oliver, 53, of New Bedford, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office. Oliver was charged with one count of sexual relations with an inmate. On Feb....

A Florida corrections officer, accused of attacking officers after she was stopped in Miami-Dade for allegedly driving drunk with two kids in the back of her car, is facing numerous charges.