Andrew Lester, 86, pleaded guilty earlier today to a lesser charge of second-degree assault, in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl.

Many New York State Department of Corrections workers are worried about potential staffing cuts at every state prison.

The Mississippi House has passed a bill that would direct the state Department of Health to conduct a sweeping review of the medical care provided to prison inmates.

So the prison had to foot the bill for a ... the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, the South Mississippi Correctional Institution and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.

“Last year we paid $109 million (for prison medical care ... the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, the South Mississippi Correctional Institution and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.