Prisoners are being sent back to jail by the probation service because it's the "easiest thing to do", rather than solely for public protection, the chief inspector of probation has told Sky News.

An Australian man says an extortion attempt at an electronics repair store landed him in a Beijing jail, where he was forced to confess to stealing his own phone. Singapore: Australian Matthew ...

Depending on your security classification and where you’re jailed, you may also be able to: Find out more about daily life in prison, including rules around visitors, mail and telephone calls. apply ...

An inmate died in a New York prison as guards at institutions across the state continue their strike, which is now in its second week. Jonathon Grant, 61, died over the weekend at one of the ...

Republican lawmakers in over 20 states are pushing anti-sanctuary laws, threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines, and even jail. These measures aim to enforce cooperation with federal ...

The former YouTube star received four separate prison sentences for 1 to 15 years, which will run consecutively. While this would mean a 60-year maximum sentence, the most severe penalty under ...

Gordon Cordeiro, who spent more than half his life in prison for a murder he denied committing, walked out of a Maui correctional center on what he called “Freedom Friday” thanks to new DNA ...

SNOHOMISH COUNTY — A routine search by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office at the county jail led to the discovery of fentanyl in the medical housing unit on Tuesday, the agency said.

An early morning prison search on Friday produced a number of banned items, such as a smart watch, but no mobile phones were found, the prison administration said on Friday afternoon.

ATCHISON, Kan. (WIBW) - A Benedictine College student ended up in jail following a weekend prank on the Atchison campus, KAIR Radio reports. In the incident, a 20-year-old Benedictine College ...

A group of civil rights activists and supporters of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign gathered outside Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday night, chanting slogans against capital ...