Five inmate deaths in less than a month are sparking mounting concerns over safety, transparency, and a possible pattern of violence inside Nevada’s prisons.

Pablo “El Flaquito” Huerta and Juan Carlos Félix Gastelum, alias “El Chavo Félix,” pleaded not guilty to drug charges ...

SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a new maximum-security prison inspired by the El Salvador mega-prison at the center of that country's crackdown on crime, Costa Rica ...

An inmate at North Kern State Prison was sentenced on Wednesday to 85 years to life for the murder of his cellmate in 2020, ...

The operator of a new immigration detention center in California City said Wednesday it has upgraded its communications ...

The homicides appear to be unrelated, according to prison officials, who said that drugs were believed to have been a ...

A federal judge this week terminated the county’s consent decree that mandated improvements in jail conditions for inmates.

Mexico is sending 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration ...

While in solitary confinement, he turned to music and wrote about his journey as a way to heal, share his story, and learn to ...

Norco’s would be the fifth California prison to close during Gov. Gavin Newsom ’s time in office, which started in 2018. The ...

Even in California, where prison access to technology and research resources is better than average, students regularly face ...

A California man is facing the prospect of decades in prison after allegedly injuring a Border Patrol agent during a violent ...