As North Carolina officials look to reduce their use of solitary confinement, several mentally ill inmates have killed ...

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There are 132 people at 201 Poplar who should be in state custody and the sheriff's office said they're losing money each day ...

Depraved serial killer Rosemary West is one of only four women in Britain to be given a whole life order. Amid new reports of ...

Officials at the Martin Correctional Institution have reported several incidents involving drones dropping off contraband at the prison.

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The men who were placed on a deportation flight headed for the chaotic nation of South Sudan were originally from countries ...

The failure of formal checks and balances to significantly stymie Trump is painfully clear. It is also not unprecedented. As Lisa Miller illustrates, checks and balances have been routinely weaponized ...

Top 10s explores 10 prisons known for being the most dangerous, showcasing the most notorious correctional facilities where violence and harsh conditions are commonplace.

France has plans to build a high-security prison in a remote area of the South American jungle for the nation's most "dangerous" criminals, including drug kingpins. Gerald Darmanin, France’s ...

US-style "supermax" jails could be built to house the most dangerous offenders following a spate of alleged attacks on staff, the prisons minister has said. James Timpson told the Politics Hub ...