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 ...

THEIR deadly urges might appear to make them kindred spirits, but behind bars, the world’s most despised serial killers have ...

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

The state's top corrections official has promised "unfettered access" for a pair of outside experts who will begin ...

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 ...

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