The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.

“The health and safety of our staff and inmate population is our highest priority,” Haney said.

: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reported Tuesday morning that water and water pressure has been restored at the George Beto Unit state prison in Tennessee Colony near Palestine.

After eight years in “the hole” at Texas’ Lane Murray Unit, Kwaneta Harris documents the “daily reality” of staff sexual ...

A historian answers Bolts readers’ questions on the deep roots of forced labor in U.S. prisons, how it operates today, and ...

Less than a quarter of those recalled to prison in the year to September were charged with a new crime - the first time on record that figure has been that low. There are a number of factors as to ...

In a message from his prison on an island off Istanbul, Ocalan said that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, should hold a congress and decide to disband. “Convene your congress and make a ...

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has revealed measures being adopted by the federal government to address prison congestion and enhance th ...

He also noted that a uniform framework would improve efficiency, reduce delays, and enhance coordination among law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and courts. Nigeria’s prison system ...

Since the program began in the TDCJ system in 2022, Canul said it has expanded to 15 prisons, recently including the Sanders Estes facility near Midlothian. Inside, paintings with messages of ...

But I’ve seen men wait as long as three days before receiving their full prison uniforms. Everyone has to bear the cold at some point. Because the majority of our housing units sit on one end of the ...