MAZE, Northern Ireland — On a quiet country road south of Belfast, only the sudden appearance of a watchtower and portions of walls offer any hint of what was once Europe’s most notorious prison. ... Read more
MIAMI — Seven years after he was sentenced to death in the fatal stabbings of two Florida women, Clemente Javier Aguirre appeared in a Seminole County courtroom on Monday to present DNA evidence that ... Read more
Indictments on charges of possession of contraband have been filed against 14 inmates in connection with videos showing prisoners brazenly using drugs, drinking beer and flashing a loaded gun in the New ... Read more
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — Raghed Hilless was 6 months old when Israel arrested her father, Ahmed, for being involved with Hamas, the militant Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip. Now 5 ½, ... Read more
A Pakistani prisoner in India was severely beaten by another inmate in a prison in Kashmir, Indian officials said Friday, a day after a convicted Indian spy was killed by fellow inmates at a Pakistani ... Read more
California is considering accelerating the release of some inmates while allowing others with a violent history to become inmate firefighters, under a proposal to cut prison crowding that was filed late ... Read more
The State of Mississippi has denied requests for DNA testing of evidence made by a prisoner set to be executed on Tuesday, potentially setting up what experts said would be a rare case in recent years in which ... Read more
WASHINGTON — The federal Bureau of Prisons could save taxpayer money and reduce overcrowding if it better manages a program for the “compassionate release” of inmates who are dying or facing ... Read more
WASHINGTON — The federal Bureau of Prisons could save taxpayer money and reduce overcrowding if it better manages a program for the “compassionate release” of inmates who are dying or facing ... Read more
Thirteen female correctional officers, seven inmates and five others with gang ties have been charged with plotting to smuggle drugs, cellphones and other contraband into Baltimore’s jail and other ... Read more