Mystery surrounds an inmate’s escape nearly 100 years after he broke free from a North Carolina prison, historians said. “On July 10, 1930, Otto Wood made his final escape from Central Prison ...

Mystery surrounds an inmate’s escape nearly 100 years after he broke free from a North Carolina prison, historians said. “On July 10, 1930, Otto Wood made his final escape from Central Prison ...

Crafty Victorian prisoners know in advance if a “big name crook” is joining them behind bars, with the gauntlet thrown ...

Floyd County Prison Officer Joey Ineichen and Warden Mike Long stand with two classic tractors rebuilt by inmates recently. Ineichen said he’s responsible for maintaining the almost 1,000-acre ...

Failures, from state leadership in Albany down to prison staff in Dannemora, contributed to the 2015 escape.

A former prison nurse from Miller County entered an Alford plea Wednesday to charges including murder in the 2018 poisoning death of her husband. Amy Murray was sentenced to 12 years in prison ...

A former prison nurse from Miller County entered an Alford plea Wednesday to charges including murder in the 2018 poisoning death of her husband.

An inmate at Georgia's Hancock State Prison has died after officials say he was stabbed multiple times with a homemade weapon in the prison yard.

SPARTA, Ga. — A Hancock State Prison inmate was stabbed to death Tuesday in the prison yard, according to Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews.

The man was stabbed "multiple times" in the prison yard, according to Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews.

A peace officer at a state prison in Los Angeles County is recovering after an alleged violent attack Monday reportedly perpetrated by a 28-year-old inmate at the facility, officials with the Calif… ...