In 1990, the closure of the Virginia State Penitentiary ended nearly 200 years of holding state inmates in downtown Richmond.

Wednesday, eight local journalists were taken on a tour similar to the one given to the Project Prison Reset Task Force members.

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A 72-year-old Oregon State Penitentiary inmate who was convicted and received a lengthy sentence in a 2003 robbery, kidnapping and assault in Bend died Wednesday morning at ...

Ten people who are doing time in the North Dakota State Penitentiary have graduated from a program that gave them a chance to learn about web development.

Top Trump administration officials visited Alcatraz Thursday morning as part of the controversial plan to reopen the federal penitentiary, which Nancy Pelosi has called Trump's "stupidest ...

Lingering political risks have pushed French five-year bonds to the brink of becoming the highest-yielding in the euro region, and attention is now turning to how soon the rates on 10-year ...

Top officials of President Donald Trump’s administration visited Alcatraz island in San Francisco Thursday as part of an effort to reopen the tourist attraction as a federal penitentiary.

Mark Schreiber was honored for his lifelong dedication to preserving the history of the Missouri State Penitentiary in a ceremony attended by over 100 friends and colleagues.

Top Trump administration officials visited Alcatraz Thursday morning as part of the controversial plan to reopen the federal penitentiary, which Nancy Pelosi has called Trump's "stupidest ...

Pelosi criticizes plan to reopen Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary, calling it a misguided initiative by the Trump Administration.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Thursday blasted the Trump administration's effort to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison during an interview with "Today in the Bay" anchor Laura Garcia.