Prison movies are perhaps the most captivating of all movies, as the following films illustrate. From grim portrayals of life ...

From Alcatraz, located on a rugged island, to Halden, constructed with a goal to help the inmates ultimately rejoin society ... Halden Prison in Norway should be at the top of the list. This prison ...

From the catacombs of Paris to India's poignant memorials, explore 10 dark tourism destinations that showcase history and the ...

Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park (Yuma) Welcome to the ‘Alcatraz of Arizona ... trove of Wild West memorabilia, including inmate photographs that look like a “Most Wanted” list from a ...

Michael Lee Wood has been in prison for 47 years, serving a life sentence for murder. But that’s only half of the story.

President Biden's final list of commutations was released Friday afternoon, laying out the names and registration numbers of nearly 2,500 inmates whose sentences were reduced by President Biden.

This was less Escape from Alcatraz and more Escape to the Country ... we’ve got crows and sparrows doing hard time. It’s the inmates I feel sorry for. You’re on your way to the exercise ...

Donald Trump Jr. suggested reopening Alcatraz after his father’s plan to create a detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. The ...

While imprisoned and awaiting trial, Nelson was indicted in the killing of another inmate — a charge for which he was never tried. Steven Nelson, 37, and his wife, Helene Noa Dubois, and their ...

Sal Almanza is one of those inmates. He shared with ABC News Live what it's like battling the flames, and what he has learned from this experience. "Seeing the devastation, people losing their ...

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...