Prison populations and staffing levels have dropped by 50% in recent decades. Now, Gov. Hochul wants the authority to shutter ...

It is 100 years today since the fearsome Newcastle Gaol closed its doors.

Incarcerated students inside Sheridan Correctional Center share their thoughts about higher education, rehabilitation and ...

It was rebuilt after the notorious Strangeways riot in April 1990, which was the largest disturbance in the prison service's ...

Jose Santos Pardo, 25, of Homestead, has pleaded guilty to possession of contraband by a federal inmate, Acting United States ...

After the now 16-year-old entered a guilty plea in January, Judge William Cruz Shaw assessed punishment at 18 years in the ...

A federal judge ruled that extreme heat in Texas prisons is "plainly unconstitutional" – but fell short of requiring the ...

A federal judge has ruled that the lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons constitutes unconstitutional treatment, marking a significant development in the ongoing debate over prison conditions.

Under pressure from Israel’s top court to improve conditions at a facility notorious for mistreating Palestinians seized in ...

Adel Ramos admitted killing police rookie Tara O’Sullivan in a 2019 ambush, but a prior jury deadlocked on his sentence.

Two violent deaths at a state prison near Stockton have brought attention to conjugal visits, a practice many states have ...

Two Miami men have been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of multiple charges related to a 2020 kidnapping plot that left two people dead and another critically injured. James ...