Brazil has a nationwide program that lets prisoners cut their sentences by reading books and proving they understood them.

A recent inmate death at a Michigan prison is being investigated as a possible homicide, authorities confirmed on Monday.

A second chance through education and job training helped Daniel Eller become the first and youngest graduate of the El Paso Promise Program, an ...

Two men who had been held on Rikers Island died in the past week, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would “pursue every avenue ...

A man convicted of the first-degree murder of an inmate at the Charlotte Correctional Institution has been sentenced to death ...

The guard is on trial in the beating death of the inmate at the Mid-State Correctional Facility. The defense and prosecution ...

The NYSP announced troopers were involved in a deadly shooting in the Town of Diana after responding to a trespassing call where two burned bodies were found.

A Nashville correctional officer was hospitalized earlier this month after an inmate allegedly slipped out of his cell without authorization and attacked her, leaving her with a concussion, torn ...

A human bone discovered on a California beach in 2022 has been traced back to a former banker who vanished from that area ...

Attorneys for Texas prisoners say the conditions expose inmates and staff to dangerously high temperatures and have caused several deaths.

The Justice Department says it will investigate allegations that Maine has allowed a transgender inmate to remain housed with women despite complaints that the inmate has assaulted or harassed other ...

Yaxel Lendeborg scored 27 points, Elliot Cadeau had 10 assists and Michigan rolled into the Final Four, overwhelming Tennessee for a 95-62 victory in ...