Sheriff Mike Milstead has been inside the South Dakota Penitentiary multiple times during his decades in law enforcement. But Wednesday’s four-hour tour of the pen was still eye-opening to him.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi toured Alcatraz on Thursday as part of President Trump's directive to revert the popular tourist attraction to a federal penitentiary.

Inmates' relatives embrace outside the Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Nov. 12, 2024, after a fight among inmates left more than a dozen dead.

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 &#822… ...

Ohio Penitentiary: Hidden history, famous inmates, and relics in downtown Columbus. Discover the fascinating history of the Ohio Penitentiary, a massive prison that once stood in downtown Columbus ...

Eastern State Penitentiary will showcase athletic equipment, crafts and historic photos from its collection and offer thematic activities each day of the pop-up, running April 11-20. It will be ...

Former Oregon prison guard accused of fatally shooting brother before driving to the state penitentiary in Salem Updated: Nov. 12, 2024, 3:06 p.m. | Published: Nov. 12, 2024, 12:31 p.m.

From 1975: The two inmate uprisings at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla were “coordinated and preplanned,” the superintendent said. That was a reversal from what officials said ...