When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials transferred 278 inmates convicted of murder and dozens more serving time fo ...

At 21 years old, Yehudah Pryce was a gang member facing 24 years in a maximum security California state prison for armed ...

As the metal prison doors swing shut behind her, Kathryn Whiteley PhD finds herself staring into the eyes of one of America’s most prolific female killers.

Banner image: Women get together in Archidona to create protest signs to accompany their peaceful protest against the construction of a maximum security prison in the region. Courtesy of the group ...

There’s language in the Arkansas Constitution that has exceptions for slavery or involuntary servitude, but a bill recently filed in the Arkansas House is looking to erase that.

in a maximum security prison that they will never leave." Garcia ordered the inmates in one cell to take off their shirts to reveal bodies tattooed with intricate images of women, tombstones, and ...

“It is a mirage, but it’s also insane,” Koh said in an interview with POLITICO Magazine.

in a maximum security prison that they will never leave." Garcia ordered the inmates in one cell to take off their shirts to reveal bodies tattooed with intricate images of women, tombstones ...

This is not in any way lessening due process for those who are convicted and are facing the death penalty,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, the bill’s lead sponsor.

She is affiliated with Smart Justice for Women ... of prison developments and their social and economic impacts. For example, built at a cost of $1.1 billion, the maximum-security Western Plains ...