The mother of a former inmate who died in a state prison has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the state of Oregon and ...

More than 60 years after Sue Dowling looked into the eyes of notorious killer and rapist Leonard Lawson, his legacy continues ...

An inmate serving a life sentence has sued a Nebraska prison warden and the director of prisons, alleging they have kept him ...

Prison reform activists rallied in Downtown Brooklyn Saturday, calling for justice following the death of an inmate in an ...

Mark Cooper was found not guilty of 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter and 1 count of reckless homicide regarding the death ...

Censorship in prisons has expanded as a few private companies have increasingly monopolized prison communications.

The Dallas County Jail did its best to keep Santa Claus on track Tuesday. The jail's website lists Ethan Toothstain Grinch, ...

Gangland rapist Stephen Rossi Walsh suspended his services as a jailhouse legal advisor following his release from prison - ...

Inmates at Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail received Hope Packs Monday to lift their spirits during the holiday season ...

A corrections officer at an Ohio prison was killed Christmas day when an inmate attacked him, authorities said Wednesday. The assault occurred Wednesday morning at the Ross Correctional ...

At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country's police chief said, as widespread post-election riots and violence ...

Allegations of mistreatment, self-harm and prolonged isolation have sparked an investigation into the supermax facility.