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 ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump said he's directing federal agencies to reopen the federal prison at Alcatraz, which closed in 1963 ...

The Trump administration is in "early stage" talks with Rwanda about it accepting migrants deported from the United States.

The President said he wants to restore the legendary island prison, which was closed decades ago and converted into a tourist ...