Oregon Department of Corrections this year floated the idea of replacing the state penitentiary, citing sweltering summer ...

Separated from the general prison population, Texas death row inmates spend at least 22 hours a day alone in their cells.

A 31-year-old Cumberland County man was charged with arson and related charges after police say he started a fire inside his ...

Washington County Jail face charges related to prison drop cases, the sheriff says. Most of the suspects come from across ...

India presented detailed architectural plans of Arthur Road Jail to a Belgian court, showcasing the cell prepared for Mehul ...

According to the sheriff’s office, detention staff discovered Tracey Johnson, 71, unresponsive inside his assigned cell ...

The sheriff's office has reported four deaths at the Fulton County Jail this year, but autopsy reports show at least a fifth, ...

While Nicolas Sarkozy is far from the first French leader to run afoul of the law, he now has the ignominy of becoming the ...