Several women are suing the state Corrections Department saying it has created an environment where abuse is unchecked.

Activists detained after Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have alleged torture, sexual assault and violent abuse ...

A new inmate death investigation is underway at Marcy Correctional Facility, this time coming after a fight between inmates.

Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin vanished from Alcatraz after months of planning, leaving behind one of America’s ...

Activists detained when their flotilla attempted to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza say they have been mistreated at ...

Victoria Scott spent years in a Maine prison and was transformed. Now, she is trying to succeed on the outside.

Syria’s Interior Ministry announced Friday that authorities arrested former military police sergeant Mohammad Imad Mahrez, ...

Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex near West Liberty already ranked highest for smuggling reports among Kentucky prisons.

WHAT could true love make you do? For Mike Gielen, 30, the answer was to hijack a helicopter and try to land it in a prison ...

Louisiana lawmakers continue to add more money for prisons, law enforcement and other public safety agencies into the state ...

Alex Wood was once a prolific fraudster who conned people out of millions before several jail stints. He's now reformed and ...