A new lawsuit alleges "a grotesque and deliberate abuse of power" by prison guards at Michigan's only women's prison.

An air raid alert had sounded in Kyiv a few hours earlier but he had decided to stay at home and go ahead with it regardless ...

The questions would boost spending on affordable housing, increase prison oversight and create an advocate for unhoused ...

On the night of June 11, 1962, three prisoners – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin – launched one of the ...

Mayor Adams’ office said Tuesday that his team has looked into the possibility of building a mental health facility instead ...

Gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas, skiing's Bode Miller, beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings and Nike founder Phil ...

Women prisoners were recorded by guards' body cameras while they underwent strip searches, according to a lawsuit filed on ...

Democrats and Republicans alike scoff at the idea of reopening the island prison that has served as a tourist attraction for ...

Perched on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz stands out as one of America's most notorious and mysterious prisons ...

The infamous San Francisco prison shut down in 1963 is being looked at by several federal agencies to possibly be reopened. A ...

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams urged the Adams administration Monday to look at ways to reduce the jail population, which ...

The San Francisco island prison known as “the Rock” was famous for its notorious inmates and its near-inescapability.