As prison overcrowding reaches crisis point, Melissa Todd explores the alternatives - including the “short, sharp shock” of a ...

Some prisoners released early as part of Labour's efforts to ease overcrowding in jails have not yet been fitted with ...

New York City’s only federal prison added yet another high-profile musical talent to its inmate roster Wednesday.

MEXICO CITY -- An attempted prisonbreak early Thursday in Honduras left two inmates dead and three injured, authorities said.

Smith says overcrowding in the jail, which sits in downtown Franklinton, has gotten worse in recent years. With 144 beds, the ...

Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the jail is now overcrowded and exceeds that limit. Officials are ...

Some 1,700 prisoners were released early from their sentences last week in the first phase of the Government’s plan to tackle ...

ONE of Britain’s most notorious jails has stood empty for two months — while 1,700 lags were freed due to overcrowding under ...

On Monday, the Unicoi County Commission met to hear from Sheriff Mike Hensley about an overcrowding issue at the jail. The ...

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The rate was the highest recorded by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, which warned in a recent report the availability of drugs in ...

The family of Aamonte Hadley is still seeking answers and said her death underscores San Francisco’s need for alternatives to ...