The family of a man who died inside a Nevada prison is suing the state, claiming prison employees beat and killed him while he was having an asthma attack.

Three forthcoming education and vocational training buildings by SHL and DLR Group stand to add new amenities at San Quentin, ...

Wakefield prison officer Alex Dyson was the first at the scene when Andrew Light attacked Sarah Payne killer Roy Whiting, ...

"This building’s architecture tells one story. But its human history tells another— and we need to confront both," said ...

A former Fulton County jail guard has been indicted on federal civil rights charges after prosecutors said she used her Taser abusively against three inmates and then lied to cover it up.

New Orleans artist and activist jackie sumell’s nonprofit, Freedom to Grow, takes a plant-powered approach to encourage ...

A job in a prison kitchen apparently helped Grant Hardin, a former police chief serving time for murder and rape, plot his ...

While only two escapees remain at large—convicted double murderer Derrick Groves and repeat escape artist Antoine ...

The Village Voice looks at four books that help navigate the black holes of Trump’s deceitful deportation and detention agenda.

A recent incident at the Sac County Jail highlights the need for a new jail, according to the Sac County Sheriff.

Programs that train inmates outside prison walls have had success, though. Twelve minimum custody inmates graduated with ...