A Jefferson County jury unanimously convicted Chandler, 27, of capital murder in the shooting death of 24-year-old Raven ...

Ten New York prison guards were charged Wednesday in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old inmate last month — ...

Ten officers were charged in connection with the vicious beating of Messiah Nantwi, 22, at the Mid-State Correctional ...

Trump hopes to deport and imprison U.S. citizens abroad. Critics say the concept is unconstitutional and dangerous.

Mpho Mkhumbeni died on 12 March, following an unauthorised raid of his cell in the prison where he was pepper-sprayed and ...

Distressing prison footage revealed Steve Miller's final moments just two days after he was arrested during a traffic stop in Los Angeles, California.

Loved ones of inmates and a Detroit attorney say it is inexcusable that the Corrections Department has not taken steps to prevent the frequent deaths.

The Department of Correctional Services said the death of an inmate at the Mangaung Correctional Centre last month, was not a natural death, but rather a murder caused by complications from pepper ...

The lawsuit, filed with the help of the Uptown People’s Law Center, claims the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) relies on isolation, violence and discipline in place of actual mental health ...

Justice chiefs were accused of "pandering" to jihadists in HMP Frankland, County Durham, after sniffer dogs were removed from ...