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

A Marianna man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a 12-person Jackson County jury on Thursday found him guilty of killing a 92-year-old veteran back in 2018. 28-year-old Juqon Douglas ...

A U.S. Congressman has filed a bill to jam cell reception in prisons and police arrested teens for a string of burglaries.

Prison chiefs are trying to prevent violence behind bars by painting the walls soothing colours. England's newest jail, which ...

Family of Michael Burch sues over alleged brutality and neglect, seeking justice amid claims of "deliberate indifference" ...

When death and violence plagued the jail, the federal courts stepped in. We talked with an expert about what to expect from a ...

Amanda Knox, the American woman who was convicted of and later exonerated for murdering her former roommate in Italy over a ...

Officials in Maverick County openly acknowledge that poor defendants accused of minor crimes are rarely provided lawyers. And ...

RITZVILLE, WA- Currently the Adams County Jail it’s not operational. Besides a need for several million dollars—more staff is ...

In a surprise move, Xavier Davis admitted he killed a Houston couple and their 6-year-old daughter in 2021. He also tried to kill a 10-year-old and injured a baby.

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

The detainee, who wasn't named as of Sunday afternoon, was discharged from SLUH and returned to the City Justice Center on ...