France plans to construct a high-security prison in French Guiana by 2028, targeting drug kingpins and Islamist radicals.

Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, James "Whitey" Bulger, and the "Birdman of Alcatraz" all served time at the ...

At Alcatraz, Hopkins had some infamous neighbours. The facility housed many violent criminals over its 30 years - Al Capone; ...

Located on a lonely island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz was as much a psychological prison as it was a ...

“Although land in Alaska was being considered, the availability of Alcatraz Island conveniently coincided with the government’s perceived need for a high security prison.” The remoteness ...

President Donald Trump says he is directing the government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison that ...

A prison officer’s throat has been slashed by an inmate using an improvised weapon inside a high-security jail. The incident ...

A prison officer has had their throat slashed by an inmate using an improvised weapon in one of three new attacks in high-security jails. The 'specialist' officer was attacked at HMP Woodhill ...

Prisoner ‘held under terrorism laws’ attacked and punched staff member in separate incident at high-security jail ...

A PRISON guard has had their throat slashed by an inmate in the latest incident of growing violence behind bars. The staff member was attacked at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes, according to the ...

Prison chiefs have warned that "violence is out of control' in Britain's high security jails after an officer had their throat slashed by an inmate holding an improvised weapon, in one of three new ...