Security officials at Arizona’s Lewis prison first identified problems with inmates defeating the cell door locking system at least 13 years ago, according to internal security documents and video ...

AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — A prison inmate serving a life sentence for his parents” slayings said guards at a maximum-security New York state prison allowed him to fix locks inside the facility before an ...

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows a cell door in Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis prison in Buckeye, Ariz., with an added pin and padlock to keep ...

Arizona's prisons have a long history of problems with faulty locks on cell doors, going back at least to the 1980s. Most recently, broken locks at Lewis Prison led to assaults on officers and at ...

Inmates who have been confined mostly to their cells for more than four months describe unsanitary conditions and a dearth of medical care. Experts say dire staffing shortages are likely to blame and ...

AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — A prison inmate convicted of killing his parents says he was allowed to fix locks inside a maximum-security New York state prison before an ...