Incarcerated Americans experience less humane treatment than the POWs held in the United States during World War II, UVA ...

As the authors of “The Norwegian Prison System: Halden Prison and Beyond” detail, future prime minister Einar Gerhardsen and members of Parliament drew on their experiences of imprisonment by ...

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) says its Stillwater prison will be undergoing a phased closure as part of the state’s economic plan, as well as decrease the amount of current ...

A former FBI agent floated an alternative location for President Donald Trump's revamped Alcatraz prison, which he thinks would serve as a deterrence for even the worst criminals. Trump called for ...

Even though women are the fastest-growing segment of the prison population, no agency tracks vital statistics on pregnancy and reproductive care in state and federal prisons. The BJS release covered a ...

Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will now report to prison in late June after a federal judge assented to a request that be be able to attend his stepdaughter's wedding. Menendez, found guilty ...

South Dakota lawmakers have received 13 proposals for places to build a new men's prison. Eight proposed sites are located in or around the Sioux Falls area. Having the 13 proposals on the table ...

Staff and inmates have long complained the 111-year-old prison is outdated, but it plays a critical role in Minnesota’s prison ecosystem. Minnesota will shut down the state’s aging Stillwater ...

Nadya Tolokonnikova previews her stamina-testing performance in a mock prison cell at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Nadya Tolokonnikova previews her stamina-testing performance in ...

A reality television to prison pipeline? It's more common than you might think. From "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Jen Shah's involvement in a telemarketing scheme to the "Chrisley ...

Their attention has landed on two particular facilities — Rockview state prison in Centre County and Quehanna Boot Camp in Clearfield County, which emerged as candidates for closure because of ...