Seven months after the fall of Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr gained access to sites ...

Two more former prison guards have been charged with sexually abusing female inmates at a federal prison in Dublin which became known as "the rape club," authorities announced Thursday.

Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.

In a news conference Tuesday, Jackley announced 24 inmates have been indicted on charges in connection to May 27 fights at the State Penitentiary that left 14 inmates injured. One of those inmates ...

Israel struck Iran’s most notorious prison in its latest airstrikes Monday, as dramatic footage showed a missile slamming into its entrance.

Israel’s military struck entrances to the detention facility in Tehran, where dissidents and political prisoners are held. Human rights groups say the prison is a symbol of repression.

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said it will decide whether prison officials can be sued for violating the religious rights of an inmate in a 2020 case involving a Rastafarian whose dreadlocks ...

District Attorney Jason Lawson of Tennessee’s Fifteenth Judicial District announced 12 inmates have been charged for their role in a riot at the state’s largest prison earlier in June. Their ...

California prisons halt visits after spikes in inmate violence, overdoses, and contraband. CDCR investigates deaths, attacks, and safety concerns.

A South Dakota task force narrowed down potential locations for a new men's prison to two sites, one near Mitchell and one near Worthing. The task force rejected the original proposed site in ...

A violent riot at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility has prompted families and officials to call for state takeover of the CoreCivic-run prison.

Convicted killer and recaptured prison escapee Grant Hardin, known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” has been transferred to the Varner SuperMax prison.