Ohio inmate Tommy Meadows won a $404,000 jury award in a civil rights lawsuit. Meadows was pepper sprayed and put into solitary confinement.

State Representative Justin Pizzulli (R-Scioto County) voted in favor of House Bill 338, also known as Andy’s Law, a sweeping ...

Months after the brutal beating death of a prison officer, lawmakers vote for stricter penalties for inmates who assault or ...

A bipartisan bill passed by the General Assembly would ensure incarcerated women have adequate access to hygiene products at ...

A judge in northeast Ohio sentenced a woman to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday for the fatal stabbing of a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside a Giant Eagle ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Former Bedford High School assistant football coach Christopher Wilhelm was sentenced to eight years in prison in Ohio after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual battery involving a ...

An Akron man pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempting to smuggle drugs and electronics into Trumbull Correctional Institution.

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — Three central Ohio suspects, including two from Columbus, could face over 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and possession charges. According to ...

Former FCI Dublin Lawrence Gacad is set to be sentenced on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to one court of abusive sexual ...

LISBON ‒ A 30-year-old man from Columbiana has been sentenced to seven to 10.5 years in prison for breaking into a home shared by a state representative and her mother, an appeals court judge. Judge ...