Robert Maudsley has spent most of his life contained in the underbelly of the notorious HMP Wakefield but recently he was ...

Life for astronauts in a Martian colony will be extremely similar to the conditions inside today's prisons, according to a ...

The nephew of serial killer Robert Maudsley has said his uncle is “not in a great place” after being removed from a prison ...

The state has paid out nearly $900,000 to settle lawsuits tied to double-bunking deaths in recent years. Nebraska's prisons ...

British serial killer Robert Maudsley, 71, known as Hannibal the Cannibal, has been moved from HMP Wakefield in Yorkshire to ...

this "super-max" prison was built during the get-tough-on-crime wave that swept the nation in the 1990s. It was designed to house the state's most dangerous inmates. Conditions are harsh -- and ...

Governor Brad Little, along with the Board of Examiners, approved up to $300,000 from the Governor's emergency fund to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in transporting ...

While only two escapees remain at large—convicted double murderer Derrick Groves and repeat escape artist Antoine ...

Chautauqua County officials are being asked to consider an expansion to the county jail at a price tag of $120 million. If ...

If you have ever found yourself wondering what the most dangerous prison in Georgia is, read on to find several contenders. The United States Penitentiary Atlanta notoriously makes the list of the ...

US-style "supermax" jails could be built to house the most dangerous offenders following a spate of alleged attacks on staff, the prisons minister has said. James Timpson told the Politics Hub ...