When Illinois shuttered the century-old maximum security facility last year, nearly four of every five inmates went to less-secure sites.

Casanova was a cynical seducer, but also studied law, took holy orders, played the violin and carried out Venice’s most ...

The Shelby County Jail is aging, has failing infrastructure and is overcrowded. The sheriff's office allowed reporters inside ...

After several meetings since June on the possibilities for a new jail, the Fond du Lac County Jail Ad Hoc Committee released its findings Feb. 11.

In a plea agreement filed in late January, Benjamin Shoemaker agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy against rights as well as two counts of deprivation of rights.

Following Robert Abela’s insistence in keeping Alex Dalli in his position as Malta-Libya envoy despite an ombudsman report which found damning evidence of inhumane conditions and abuse in prisons when ...

The two human services buildings — the almshouse and hospital — likely were the fourth and fifth buildings under county watch ...

None of the prison officers appeared to know their body cameras would passively record a vicious beating that led to the death of Robert Brooks.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office invited media to tour the Shelby County Jail. A CA reporter saw deteriorating conditions ...

Lukasz Ciszek lives on the 12th floor of the Christabel apartment block Angry residents of a top-floor 12-storey tower block where the lift has been out of action for a month have described ...

An American woman who was tried in three killings before disappearing from a prison in Mexico more than ... and Francisco Ordonez lay dead on the floor. Kinne got 13 years for killing Ordonez.

Angry residents of a top-floor 12-storey tower block where the lift has been out of action for a month have described feeling "imprisoned" in their own flats. People at the Christabel tower block in ...