When film star James Stewart went on location in 1948 at Stateville prison's notorious roundhouse while portraying a Chicago ...

Authorities in Congo say 600 prisoners in the country's main prison have been freed as part of a process aimed at ...

The 68-year-old man must abide by several conditions over the next 18 months. If he fails, his criminal case will return to ...

A 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after she murdered her mother and then invited a ...

A St. Cloud man will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing a female coworker in ...

The Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union shared footage of an assault on officers inside Souza Baranowski ...

The Russian-British citizen was jailed in Russia after criticising President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. Evgenia ...

The federal Bureau of Prisons says it has increased staffing in recent months to make up for staggering shortfalls at the ...

This week in the Yorkshire courts, a TV director who worked on Emmerdale avoided prison after grooming a teen boy and more.

Stabbings, escapes from cages and getting out of restraints are some of the incidents correctional officers are reporting to ...

Julie Chrisley is asking an Atlanta judge to shave at least two years off her prison sentence, publicly revealing for the first time details about her incarceration.

The attack, which Lebanese officials said killed at least 14 and injured more than 60, stoked fears Israel is driving toward a full-blown war on its northern border, even as the fight in Gaza goes ...