PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The former State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh, known as the Western Penitentiary, is set to be demolished. It was last used as a prison in 2017. The state did a ...

Let us know! Several dozen visitors gathered late Saturday morning within the Eastern State Penitentiary’s historic walls for a journey replicating reentering society after incarceration. The event ...

ALCATRAZ ISLAND, California — If the national park rangers of Alcatraz are soon replaced by the prison wardens of California’s newest penitentiary, the throngs of tourists marching across the ...

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has ordered several agencies to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, an infamous federal penitentiary that closed in the 1960s and has since become a popular ...

The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — North Dakota lawmakers took an unusual step on Tuesday, holding a hearing inside the state ...

And now, we’re hearing from some of the members about their tour of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls. Wednesday’s tour came as the task force explores more options about ...

An upcoming pop-up at Eastern State Penitentiary will give visitors a look at the games once played on the former prison's grounds. "Spring Break: Sports & Recreation" examines the importance of ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls has been placed on lockdown status, a release from the Department of Corrections says. The lockdown will remain in place “until ...

A man convicted of second-degree murder in South Dakota died at the South Dakota State Penitentiary, according to a press release from the South Dakota Department of Corrections. Steven Satter ...