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

A Montana man who had been living with a teenager who disappeared from her home in Arizona years earlier was sentenced to ...

Over three dozen people currently held at the facility are in a "legal black hole," lawyers say, as their names have not been ...

It is a beautiful fortress on a Mediterranean island that once held prisoners in harsh conditions. These unique prisons blend history, architecture, and purpose.

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 ...

A crowd stood outside the D.C. Central Detention Facility and waited for hours Monday night for more than a dozen people to be released in the wake of President Donald Trump’s order to commute ...

A few inmates had been released from the D.C. jail ... Attackers who beat police were armed with a long list of weapons, including: guns, stun guns, flagpoles, fire extinguishers, bike racks ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a challenge by a death row inmate in Oklahoma who claims prosecutors “sex-shamed” her during her trial, referring to her as a “slut puppy” and holding ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

(Radio-Canada) The Quebec case of convicted murderer Levana Ballouz has sparked a tense debate about whether trans inmates should be allowed to choose whether they serve time in men's or women's ...