A correction officer has died following an inmate assault at a prison in Ross County, Ohio, according to authorities.

The two departments responsible for ensuring inmates receive treatment before they exit prison say they have improved communication with each other.

More than 6,000 prisoners escaped from a high-security facility in Maputo on Christmas Day following a rebellion, during ...

An Idaho man whose father was executed in 2012 — the most recent prisoner put to death by the state — will spend up to 50 ...

ROSS COUNTY — Authorities have identified the inmate involved in the assault that led to the death of a correction officer at ...

ROME — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and ...

Former Surinamese dictator Desi Bouterse has died at 79. PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who ...

Records indicate that the man who authorities say opened fire on Christmas Eve, killing one and injuring two, was just ...

A North Aurora man has been sentenced to prison for sexually abusing three children and sexually assaulting another.

The law, which threatened imprisonment if librarians or booksellers provided ‘harmful’ content to minors, violates the First ...

After Wednesday’s announcement of the death of a correction officer at a southern Ohio prison after an assault by an inmate, ...

There's a salon in Pueblo, Colorado, where you can wait months to get in for an appointment. The stylists are in demand from both inmates and staff at La Vista.