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 Mississippi felon found in Arkansas with a loaded gun and ammunition has led to an eight-year federal prison term.

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

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

Shares of private prison companies have grown since the election. Those facilities could expand under Trump, despite claims ...

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

Out of the gate in his second term, President Donald Trump has delivered a raft of executive orders and policy edicts that ...

The man convicted in the killing of a Connecticut State Police trooper in the early 1990s will be eligible for an early ...

The brother of a Fort Lauderdale man charged with murdering his wife in Spain is now accused of serving as his liaison to the ...

Inside North Carolina prisons, 13 inmates killed themselves last year. Three more died in January. State officials say they ...

Carlos Henry-Antonio Herrera and Akeleis Dumbar, 25, of Sarasota, were sentenced Friday after being convicted of attempted ...

A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block prison officials from transferring three incarcerated transgender women to men’s facilities and terminating their access to hormone therapy under an ...