The federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. All federal prisons in the United States have been placed on lockdown in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday.

Eight states saw their prison populations fall—with Virginia, Oregon and California seeing the biggest reductions in the country. California's inmate numbers fell by 3,833 —a 3.8 percent ...

Federal prisons across the United States have been placed under temporary lockdown ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced Saturday that it is ...

Prison officials patrol around the United States Penitentiary at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind., on. Jan. 15, 2021. Bryan Woolston / Reuters Messages seeking comment were ...

Republican leaders have blocked the closing of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, because they say they do not want terrorists held on United States soil. But American prisons currently hold 443 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — All federal prisons in the United States have been placed on lockdown, with officials aiming to quell any potential violence that could arise behind bars as law enforcement ...