Mike Amesbury is due to be sentenced at Chester Magistrates’ Court for assault by beating. He pleaded guilty to the attack 45 ...

Marie Scott has been a model inmate for the last 40 years, her attorneys said. Now 71 with cancer, she continues to face ...

A Russian court on Monday upheld a three-year prison sentence for French researcher Laurent Vinatier -- one of several ...

An inmate at Auburn Correctional Facility was found dead in his cell Saturday morning, marking another crisis point in New ...

A Clinton-era law, the PLRA, stymied prisoner lawsuits claiming serious harm. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over ...

A California county is seeing success and saving taxpayers over $1 million by creating a farm that is taken care of by inmates and used for inmates.

Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died in custody on the night of Feb. 22, his attorney said in an emailed statement.

A man from Russia and one from Uzbekistan living in Florida could face prison time after an alleged voter registration application scheme.

CoreCivic officer is accused of sexually assaulting an inmate multiple times at Nevada Southern Detention Center.

Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is seeking permission to close five more state prisons with 90 days of notice in the next fiscal year — even as the state’s prison system attempts to recover from an ongoing ...

A husband and wife pair from Nigeria have been sentenced to prison and will face deportation after a catfishing scheme that ...

A former surgeon is set to stand trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims. Most of them were ...