The U.S. Department of Justice under President Donald Trump is seeking to cancel $500 million for a planned federal prison on a former mine in Eastern Kentucky.

Explore hazardous drinking water at Mule Creek State Prison, environmental injustice and reporting by an incarcerated journalist in California.

Jamaican dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel is finally free after more than a decade in prison. He spoke with us exclusively about his life and career ...

Public Safety Contraband entering federal prison in Sheridan through drone and duffel bag drops, feds say Published: Jun. 13, 2025, 7:00 a.m.

Two Free State police officers appeared in the Kroonstad Magistrate’s Court in connection with a rape that was reported at a guesthouse. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) said ...

A man who protested the death of George Floyd is headed to federal prison, five years later, after throwing a barricade at a police officer in May 2020.

Todd Chrisley, who was released from prison last month along with wife Julie Chrisley after being pardoned by Donald Trump, shared his first social media message of freedom.

R. Kelly's lawyers say prison officials ordered a hit on him and are now pushing for his release for safety reasons.

Largest U.S. private prison operator faces lawsuit after inmate was killed a day before his release By Dan Ruetenik, Skyler Henry ...

For months, the family of Stephen James Hubbard could not find him in the Russian prison system. New text messages cast doubt on his conviction.

A violent riot at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility has prompted families and officials to call for state takeover of the CoreCivic-run prison.

Convicted killer and recaptured prison escapee Grant Hardin, known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” has been transferred to the Varner SuperMax prison.