The chaos erupted at Marassi prison in Genoa, northern Italy after an inmate needed medical treatment because he was sexually ...

A riot broke out today, June 4, in the Marassi prison in Genoa. Several officers and inmates were injured, ambulances and rescue services were on site.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) says its Stillwater prison will be undergoing a phased closure as part of the state’s economic plan, as well as decrease the amount of current ...

The body of a woman was found in Montecatini Terme, which is most likely that of Maria Denisa Adas, the 30-year-old Romanian woman who disappeared from Prato between May 15 and 16. The body was ...

Even though women are the fastest-growing segment of the prison population, no agency tracks vital statistics on pregnancy and reproductive care in state and federal prisons. The BJS release covered a ...

A large fire broke out in the Agricultural Faculty of the University of Tuscia, in Viterbo. The fire broke out shortly after 10:00, the flames starting from the roof of the agricultural building ...

South Dakota lawmakers have received 13 proposals for places to build a new men's prison. Eight proposed sites are located in or around the Sioux Falls area. Having the 13 proposals on the table ...

We're hearing from a prison reform advocate who says a recently obtained video of an attack using padlocks shows a lack of safety for inmates as well as guards. Donna Hamm, Director of Middle ...

A US federal judge in the Southern District of New York has sentenced Alex Mashinsky, founder of defunct cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, to 12 years in prison. On Thursday, at the end of ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Authorities said Tuesday that a man who attacked rapper Tory Lanez in a California prison is an inmate serving a life sentence for second-degree murder who was previously ...

Tory Lanez's team has released a statement in the wake of the rapper being attacked in prison this morning. The Canadian rap artist is recovering after being stabbed 14 times. Read the full ...