He was charged with 2 felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and promoting prison contraband.

In January 2024, Macias Villamar was discovered missing from his prison cell in Quito, Ecuador, where he was serving a 34-year sentence for drug trafficking. A 60-day state of emergency was ...

Michael Burch walked into the Huerfano County jail. He never walked out. His death has now prompted a federal lawsuit.

A Minnesota correctional officer is accused of attempting to sneak cocaine and a cell phone into a prison facility. Kristi ...

Cell phone signal jammers could help reduce crime coordinated from behind bars. But prisoner advocates say other solutions would be better.

"Criminals are using contraband cell phones to commit crimes while in prison," Kustoff said in a press release. "The extent ...

An inmate at a California prison is being held in restrictive housing on suspicion of killing his cellmate Friday morning.