After Southport killer Axel Rudakubana failed to attend his sentencing hearing earlier this year, Justice Secretary Shabana ...

After eight years in “the hole” at Texas’ Lane Murray Unit, Kwaneta Harris documents the “daily reality” of staff sexual ...

Recently, we featured stories from formerly incarcerated people who shared the things about prison that most people don't ...

Famous for "The Shawshank Redemption," the Ohio State Reformatory caters to visitors with tours, a haunted house and other entertainment offerings.

A historian answers Bolts readers’ questions on the deep roots of forced labor in U.S. prisons, how it operates today, and ...

Last fall, the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) confirmed that at least six inmates burned themselves — though ...

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, one of the world's most notorious drug lords, built an empire on power, fear, and strategic ...

Jermaine Archer found a lifeline in Sing Sing: theater. Now, the Brooklyn native leads the nonprofit featured in the Oscar-nominated film "Sing Sing." ...

Three migrants sent to Guantánamo said they were denied calls to loved ones, subjected to humiliating strip searches and left in isolation for prolonged periods.

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — New legislation would allow for romance behind prison walls in Rhode Island ... contraband including but not limited to cell phones, drugs, escape paraphernalia, weapons ...

Muntasir Al Jamie, convicted in the murder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology's (Buet) student Abrar Fahad, escaped from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail on 6 August by ...

LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - A 26-year-old woman incarcerated at the Leon County Detention Facility died Monday night after displaying what the Leon County Sheriff’s Office said was a medical ...