How feasible the president’s plan to revive the historic maximum security penitentiary might be is a matter of some debate ...

American jail and prison escapes have long captured the public imagination, blending real danger with elements of ingenuity, ...

We take a look at some of history’s most shocking prison escapes, including Yoshie Shiratori who dug out with a miso soup ...

The ingenious plot by Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin in 1962 probably stands as the nation’s most famous ...

Last week's escape of 10 inmates from New Orleans' parish jail couldn't be more perfect for Hollywood if Sinners director ...

My 13th day in “the hole” has been an eye opener. This is the first time I’ve experienced it after 28 years in federal prison ...

A former FBI agent who spent 10 years hunting fugitives says employees of the Orleans Parish Jail almost certainly knew about ...

According to former FBI supervisory special agent, the 10 violent criminals who escaped from a New Orleans jail last Friday ...

The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is heading up an inquiry into two inmate deaths that occurred last week ...

President Trump recently announced his intention to reopen the island of Alcatraz as a revamped, modern prison under the ...

One of the fugitives, Derrick Groves, was convicted on two charges of second-degree murder and two charges of attempted ...

Ten male inmates, including some convicted of murder, succeeded in a brazen overnight escape from a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while their cell ...