New York's prison system faces potential reform after a fatal incident and historic strike, sparking debates on progressive ...

The ingenious plot by Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin in 1962 probably stands as the nation’s most famous ...

A retired FBI expert says the New Orleans jail escape exposes critical staffing shortage and other issues after 10 inmates ...

A movie armorer convicted in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western movie “Rust” ...

American jail and prison escapes have long captured the public imagination, blending real danger with elements of ingenuity, ...

The House and Senate approved a pair of bills to purchase the state's last private prison outright for $312 million.

Being expelled or suspended multiple times and being sent to an alternative school for children with behavioral problems were ...

Shannon Lee Smith was sentenced to almost 9 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to stealing another woman's identity to ...