The British government said criminals could earn earlier release under a new program to cut the prison population, citing ...

Detainees say they’re being held in solitary confinement after family members helped them post about their situation on ...

Matthew Lee Johnson was executed on May 20 for the murder of Nancy Judith Harris in May 2012 in the Dallas suburb of Garland.

From 2017-2019, a motley trio of Ponzi scammers—Illinois cowboy, Midwest matron, and polished Georgia fixer—hoodwinked ...

Nearly 25 years ago, seven inmates broke free from a maximum-security prison in South Texas. A weeks-long manhunt ensued, ...

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire sheriff who resigned after he was accused of stealing $19,000 in county funds was ...

Jorge Ibarra used anonymous messaging apps to barrage the women with hundreds of violent, sexually explicit threats.

A cell phone video capturing a fight that appears to be in an Arizona prison was posted on social media. Prison officials ...

The Texas House gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning by the end of 2032.

The bill would require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to install air conditioning at each of its facilities by the ...

One of the Trump administration’s latest efforts to militarize the U.S.-Mexico border suffered repeated setbacks Thursday ...

A man accused of shooting at law-enforcement officers and volunteer firefighters during a standoff is scheduled to go on ...