America’s old jails and prisons stand as grim testaments of some of the country’s darkest chapters. They were often the ...

This Father’s Day, listen to Prisoncast! on WBEZ to hear stories of moms, dads and children working to love each other across ...

A flake of blue paint flutters and falls from the bars of the jail cell door as it swings open with a clang. Inside, two metal bunks along the wall dominate the cramped 5-by-7 room. It’s summer ...

After calling for help, state troopers and firefighters who arrived at the old Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill at about 12:04 a.m. on June 14 found him stuck in the cell and helped him out ...

Samuel Watts, of Thornley Green, Lostock Gralam, was jailed in September 2023 for cocaine and cannabis dealing offences, as well as possession of a weapon.

The now-closed 10-story city jail at 2735 Perdido St. was known for its harsh conditions and troubling practices. Within its ...

Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering United Healthcare's CEO, is adapting to life in a tough detention center.

Students at Crigglestone St. James Academy in West Yorkshire were then taken into cells built with ... experience behind bars as realistic as possible. The prison project is designed to teach ...

Engin Akyurt via Unsplash A 19-year-old visiting an abandoned prison to take photos needed rescuing when he “became trapped in a cell” at the former New York correctional center, authorities said.

After midnight on May 16, inmates at the New Orleans city jail forced open the ... deliberate cuts visible on the metal bars, suggesting the use of tools. Right image: Depicts the undamaged pipe chase ...

An Argyle man faces charges after reportedly breaking into a defunct downstate prison to take pictures, and becoming ...

When they finally came, he was almost glad it was over. Pinned to the ground, a burly Spanish policeman’s knee in the small of his back, guns at his head, ...