H.H. Holmes is believed to be the United States’ first known serial killer. In 1886, Holmes, whose original name was Herman ...

Stillwater facility’s proposed closing prompts a look at the architectural significance of correctional centers in Minnesota.

Nearly a decade ago, New Orleans officials hailed their new jail as a harbinger of change.

A federal appeals panel ordered officials not to deport a 31-year-old to El Salvador. Minutes later, it happened anyway. The ...

The site was used as military barracks and various internment camps before being converted into a prison, officials said.

A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers ...

The latest pardons by President Donald Trump are another example of him flexing his power to bestow clemency on political ...

Police charged a 53-year-old man on Thursday in connection to this week's car-ramming incident at a Liverpool parade that ...

Nayib Bukele rose to near-total control of El Salvador on a tide of support from the very gang he’s credited with defeating.

On June 11, 1962, three prisoners escaped from the notorious Alcatraz prison, a former US military base located on a small ...