Govt can declare any breed, class of animals ‘ferocious’; those who already have such animals as pets to be mandated to report, sterilise them within 60 days ...

An Edmonton murderer who shot a husband and wife as they pulled out of their suburban driveway was a contract killer, hired ...

The notorious director of a brutal Iranian jail escaped just before airstrikes, after Israeli sources contacted his son with a warning: have your father open the prison doors, or he will be targeted.

Two more former prison guards have been charged with sexually abusing female inmates at a federal prison in Dublin which became known as "the rape club," authorities announced Thursday.

Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.

Jury wanted death, but judge chose life in prison for love triangle murder ‘mastermind' Last June, eight out of 12 jurors recommended a death sentence instead of life in prison for Ysrael Granda ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A proposed new men’s prison in Nebraska drew a $313 million bid from Hausmann Construction of Lincoln, Nebraska, the state Department of Corrections said. The… ...

In a news conference Tuesday, Jackley announced 24 inmates have been indicted on charges in connection to May 27 fights at the State Penitentiary that left 14 inmates injured. One of those inmates ...

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Chase Chrisley opens up about his mom Julie Chrisley's hair transformation back to blonde following her release from prison in May, plus the joke his dad ...

The former general manager of the Foundry in Manchester has been sentenced to prison for stealing from the business.

A Blue Grass man will now serve nearly two decades in prison for producing child pornography.

Former corrections officers Jeffrey Wilson and Lawrence Gacad became the ninth and 10th individuals charged in connection with alleged sexual abuse at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin.