The prison on Alcatraz Island wasn't called 'The Rock' for nothing. (National Park Service) When I teach the Civil War, I frequently encounter surprised faces when students learn that California, so ...

Britain’s most notorious inmate has been mysteriously moved to Monster Mansion as he makes a last-ditch bid to win his freedom. Charles Bronson, 73, who has spent more than 50 years behind ...

Charles Bronson, the infamous 73-year-old inmate, has been relocated to the maximum-security facility known as HMP Wakefield, ...

A gripping new series goes inside Scotland's largest prison, exposing the tensions, dangers and fragile hopes behind its ...

A former inmate who served in the same 'Monster Mansion' as Soham killer Ian Huntley has named three prisoners he believes ...

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calls the plan a "stupid notion that would be nothing more than a waste of taxpayer ...

Court oversight meets lived experience at Rikers. Advocates are cautiously optimistic as new leaders start work.

Report into the prison highlights continuing complaints about the 'incentives scheme'. Current inmates include Roy Whiting, ...

The founder of the notorious Hartford gang Los Solidos, who once had the home of a state prison clerk firebombed to impress another inmate, has been arrested again, this time for murder in Rhode ...

The plot was hatched after the gangster learned of the Yorkshire Ripper's crimes.

The investigative minds at How to Survive examine the 24-hour surveillance and psychological isolation of Russia's most notorious facility, where inmates are moved in stress positions to prevent any ...