A federal judge agreed Tuesday to temporarily block prison officials from transferring three incarcerated transgender women ...

A Lancaster County judge sentenced a 16-year-old to more than two decades behind bars, saying the professionals got it wrong ...

The State Department describes El Salvador’s prisons as “harsh and dangerous.” Its country information webpage says, “In many ...

Natalie Cochran poisoned her husband with insulin so that he wouldn't find out about a $2 million Ponzi scheme she operated, ...

Kelsey Grammer recently revealed to the New York Post the reason why he had a 30-year falling out with “Cheers” co-star Ted ...

A man released on parole will be sent back to the Dominican Republic after being detained by federal immigration officials.

The operator of a puppy mill in Boone County is now serving prison time after authorities found hidden dogs on his property.

From their prison cells, Colorado inmates can make unlimited phone calls on state-issued tablets with taxpayers increasingly ...

A Hartford man was sentenced to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after being convicted of ...

Jose Bueno was also convicted of assault by a life prisoner. He had previously been convicted of four strikes, including for murder. Jose Bueno faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, without the ...

Netflix’s ‘Prison Cell 211‘ is a harrowing tale of survival told through the eyes of Juan Olivera, a human rights lawyer, who finds himself trapped in a prison riot in the Mexican city of Ciudad ...

A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial.