After a brief impasse, Department of Public Safety Director Tommy Johnson is once again participating in meetings.

Other prisoners were seen entering the cell of Richard Taylor Jr. before his body was found at the Saguaro Correctional Center.

Colleagues praised Ted Sakai for his decades of service, saying he dedicated his career to making the system more humane.

The Legislature appropriated $200,000 to expand the program, but the Department of Public Safety says the bids for the funding haven’t met requirements.

Justice Thurgood Marshall called banishment a “unique and severe deprivation,” but Hawaii shows no indication of stopping.

Tommy Johnson told the oversight coordinator that neither he nor his staff will attend the meetings, though they’ll engage in other ways.

The Department of Public Safety is trying to determine the scope of the problem, and what it will take to fix it.

Richard Taylor Jr. was found dead in a single-man cell, according to Arizona authorities.

Prison developer CoreCivic says it will decide if it will compete for the $900 million project based on ‘the specific requirements’ of the solicitation.

Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer finally abandoned the effort to have Miti Maugaotega Jr. sentenced to death for the killing of another prisoner in Arizona.