Former governor Ferdinand Waititu was sentenced to 12 years in prison alongside his wife Susan Wangari. A photo of the ...

Not only did FCI Dublin correctional officer Darrell Wayne "Dirty Dick" Smith spank women and tell them to flash their breasts in prison, he also dressed as a cowboy at work, testimony at court has ...

They offer 24- and 48-hour stays at the facility, and since opening in 2013, they have hosted over 2,000 "inmates".

Prisoners spend 23.5 hours a day locked in their cells, with a brief, 30-minute window for exercise or religious activities ...

Derek Lobo, 32, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Brockton Superior Court to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a police officer, and reckless operation of a motor vehicle, ...

Oklahoma executed a man on Thursday for fatally shooting a woman during a home invasion and robbery 20 years ago. Wendell ...

Four people in prison uniforms sit and chat in a kitchen area with pots and kitchen equipment Since most of what we see about prison comes from sensationalized TV and movie portrayals, I think ...

A Connecticut correction officer was stabbed in the neck last summer, and deploying a caustic pepper spray on recalcitrant ...

Prison officials often say that strip searches ... and she experienced flashbacks when she saw anyone in uniform. It is possible to make prisons safer while recognizing the humanity of the people ...