An inmate at the Maple Street Correctional Facility was found dead in his cell Saturday afternoon, according to the San Mateo ...

An inmate at the Maple Street Correctional Facility in Redwood City was found dead in his cell Saturday afternoon, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

The cell used for solitary confinement, popularly known as “the hole,” was generally referred to as “the dungeon” 100 years ...

According to the South Carolina Department of Corrections, 31-year-old Javontay Savon Rogers was charged with murder in the ...

The crown jewel of El Salvador's aggressive anti-crime strategy — a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education ...

Early Saturday morning, an inmate informed jail staff that another inmate was suffering from an unknown medical condition.

A vulnerable young woman who said she 'felt safer in prison than in the community' took her own life behind bars after ...

Indiana State Police has been requested to investigate the death of an inmate at the St. Joseph County Jail in South Bend, Indiana.

A BRIT mum who fled to Thailand has been locked up in a hellhole prison and claims she has been “left to rot” after overstaying her visa. Ellis Matthews, 32, has spoken out on the ...

A 55 year old man with a heart condition dies in police custody after being arrested for disorderly conduct in Bangkok.

Labelled the "Mad Axeman" for holding an elderly couple at axe-point, Frank Mitchell was condemned to life at HMP Dartmoor.