Government plans to boost prison capacity could cost billions more than estimated and fall short by thousands of cell spaces, Whitehall's spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office ...

Crowds have descended on the notorious Saydnaya prison, which had become synonymous with arbitrary detention, torture and murder. Under the glaring sun, people poured toward the notorious facility ...

The first hour-long drama produced by HBO, "Oz" remains one of the network's most acclaimed shows to this day. A structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his ...

My Prison brings a unique twist to the prison-based games available on Roblox. It essentially allows you to create your own and tons of other activities are also available to keep you engaged. The ...

Syria braces to discover the fate of over 100,000 inmates subjected to horrific abuse as rescue teams liberate the Sednaya military prison Footage emerging from the liberation of Bashar al-Assad ...

Proposition 6, the ballot measure that would have amended the California Constitution to prohibit involuntary servitude in prison, failed. That’s troubling. Do voters really believe forced ...

Paul Edgecomb, the head guard of a prison, meets an inmate, John Coffey, a black man who is accused of murdering two girls. His life changes drastically when he discovers that John has a special gift.

Many leaders around the world promise to be ‘tough on crime’, believing that stricter sentences and harsh prison conditions will scare off would-be offenders. But if this is the case, why does the ...

Nevada’s measure was largely symbolic, leaving it up to the courts to decide whether changes would be made to prison labor. A progressive prison reform that was on the ballot in California and ...

The Syrian civil defence group known as the White Helmets says it is investigating reports from survivors of the country's notorious Saydnaya prison that people are being detained in hidden ...