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

CCTV footage authenticated by BBC Verify, also shared by Iranian media and Israel’s foreign minister Giden Sa’ar, shows a ...

Bill approved by country’s Senate in March would impose prison terms of up to seven years and thousands of dollars in fines ...

As President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans in Congress take tougher stances on immigration issues than the Biden administration, there have been protests by their critics and cheers from ...

WASHINGTON—A hearing of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) spotlighted Azerbaijan’s campaign of ethnic cleansing in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), the continued detention and ...

New Zealand's prison population is expected to increase by 36 percent over the next decade. The Ministry of Justice projects there will be 14,230 prisoners in June 2035, up from 10,488 in February ...

Today’s opening of a new 596-bed facility at Waikeria Prison will ensure Corrections can safely manage the rising prison population and provide effective services to help reduce reoffending ...

Black Marylanders make up about 30 percent of the state’s population but account for nearly 70 percent of its prison population, and an even greater share of those serving long sentences.