When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...

El Salvador's Congress voted on Wednesday to allow minors convicted of crimes linked to organized crime to be housed in the ...

Alabama lawmakers are seeking to borrow additional money for prison construction to ensure the state can build a second 4,000-bed prison.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office invited media to tour the Shelby County Jail. A CA reporter saw deteriorating conditions and broken infrastructure.

Bukele said he would charge the United States a "relatively low" fee to house convicted criminals in El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, a mega-prison built to hold up to 40,000 ...

By Alek Buttermann El Salvador's recently floated plans to enter international prison management could represent a Copernican ...

ROBINHO was hailed from an early age as the new Pele – even by the man himself. But instead of becoming another Brazilian ...

Seven prisons in Virginia do not have air conditioning, and Delegate Holly Seibold says people who are incarcerated have told ...

Stephen Hubbard was a wanderer. But when he moved to Ukraine, the war brought arrest, torture and imprisonment. He turns 73 ...

"For Pete's Sake" coffee shop in Evanston serves more than just coffee. For owner Pete Bass, it's a mission. That mission is ...

A small fire broke out inside a jail cell at Eastern Correctional Institution on Friday evening, but it was quickly extinguished by the inmate ...