KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison and at least one was killed in a shootout in the ...

When Derrick Groves, 27, was convicted in October of killing two people, his sentence was supposed to bring relief to New ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from a private prison company facing a lawsuit claiming ...

The legislation’s proponents have argued the law would be a tool for police to help control crowds of unruly teenagers and ...

The 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail more than two weeks ago by cutting out a hole behind a toilet received help ...

The move by Allegheny County expands access to treatment for people who can’t aid in their own defense due to mental illness ...

A now unavailable Instagram video appears to have been from New Orleans jail escape Antoine Massey, saying the break out wasn't his idea.

A new law signed this week by Gov. Phil Murphy makes it official: Starting a public brawl in New Jersey can now land you in ...

A fourth person in Louisiana has been arrested and charged with helping the inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail last ...

Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail run by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, sparking a massive search for the ...

The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had ...