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.

Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

Russia has released an American teacher imprisoned over what his family said was prescribed medical marijuana, but several ...

A coroner has issued a Prevention of Future Deaths report in which he warned that more people could die at a Nottinghamshire ...