When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...

Everyone is safe, one officer sustained a minor injury and returned to duty,” the state Department of Corrections said.

A Tennessee death row prisoner declared a hunger strike on Wednesday, saying he was protesting issues with medical care, the quality of the food, and individual padlocks installed on cell doors that ...

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office invited media to tour the Shelby County Jail. A CA reporter saw deteriorating conditions ...

YouTuber Ruhi Çenet was left stunned by the solitary confinement cell inside El Salvador's notorious maximum security prison, CECOT.

Following on from our infiltration of the prison and our first meeting with ... You’ll see the cell door directly to the right of where you're standing is cracked open. Head over, open it ...

The oubliette was an extremely torturous type of dungeon from the medieval era. Keep reading to find out more about how they ...

"For Pete's Sake" coffee shop in Evanston serves more than just coffee. For owner Pete Bass, it's a mission. That mission is ...

Chris Luke, also known as C-Critt Veda, knows the siren song of addiction all too well. Now Luke is turning his past into ...

Three prisoners found hanging in their cells in the space of three weeks died in an "overwhelmed" jail, a jury has found. Anthony Binfield, Rolandas Karbauskas and David Richards were inmates at HMP ...

Testimony delivered at the ongoing trial of three accused Aryan Brotherhood members delved into Los Angeles County's ...