The lawsuit brands the Ridgeland Correctional Facility as a “dangerous environment” with inadequate protection for its ...

Jeffery Scanlan and Misty Scanlan pleaded guilty Jan. 8 to a misdemeanor child neglect charge. On Wednesday a judge sentenced ...

A bizarre scene unfolded outside a home in Chandler, Arizona, in late February when two passing police officers were baffled ...

Deputies arrived to find the man on the floor of the cell after the apparent attack, the Sheriff’s Office said.

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The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially back in the prisons.

Prison overcrowding in Ireland has forced more than 300 inmates to sleep on mattresses on cell floor, according to the Prison Officers Association. Ireland’s current prison population is just ...

Rival groups clash in Bellizzi Irpini prison: three suspects have denied the accusations. Giovanni Flammia from Avellino made ...

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A bill that would add another crime category for a jury to consider when administering the death penalty has passed its ...