Before fingerprinting was commonly used in law enforcement, prisons relied on the Bertillon system, a series of ...

Freedom Reads, a Connecticut-based nonprofit, delivers bookcases full of new books to prisons across the country. Nearly 50 ...

Three British nationals accused of smuggling nearly a kilogram of cocaine into Indonesia could face the death penalty under ...

Sara Morris, 50, competed in more than 70 running events while exaggerating her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis to ...

A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Thursday over the death of Joshua Botwinski, 43, at Waupun Correctional Institution ...

Pollsmoor has long been subject to control by gangs, with endemic violence, including pervasive sexual violence. Broken light ...

A 30-year-old man from Kufar Village, East Yangoru LLG in East Sepik was sentenced to four years of hard labour by the Boroko ...

Eddie finds out the truth, Kevin transforms, Harry gets stabbed, and Conrad and Maeve plan their post-prison future.

The jail's rates of violence have worsened under Sheriff Susan Hutson, and her staff faces near-daily attacks or harassment.

As Australia’s Youth Representative to the UN, I’ve spoken with thousands of young people across the country. I wanted to ...

HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire, dubbed 'Monster Mansion', is home to some of the most dangerous and high-profile sex ...

Nearly a decade ago, New Orleans officials hailed their new jail as a harbinger of change.