Rosemary West is one of only four women in Britain to be given a whole life order. Amid new reports of her life in prison, ...

As North Carolina officials look to reduce their use of solitary confinement, several mentally ill inmates have killed ...

A maintenance worker at a New Orleans jail where 10 inmates escaped has been arrested and accused of helping facilitate the ...

If you're a history buff, you may have heard of the Historic Squirrel Cage Jail in Council Bluffs. It was a unique way to keep prisoners behind bars in the late 1800s. It is also the largest rotating ...

Sterling Williams' attorney said he was not threatened into helping the inmates escape and that he was simply the maintenance ...

We're getting a look ... jail. "We understand people make mistakes, and they end up here, but to land in a place like this, we’re talking about a max security inmate. That’s why she’s in a ...

Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson, Mississippi, don’t provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air – even when ...

ROSE West has a bizarre morning routine after three decades behind bars, The Sun can reveal. Britain’s most notorious female ...

A manhunt is still underway for 7 inmates who escaped a Louisiana prison last week. Officials are raising questions.

The suspects took advantage of a faulty locking system, a jail employee who had stepped away to get food, and a complex ...