Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden shared his theory on the "unusual" circumstances that may have led to the deaths of ...

An explosion outside the Litoral Penitentiary, Ecuador's most dangerous prison, left one guard dead and two injured on Thursday. The blast also destroyed several cars and damaged part of the prison ...

Thirty officers at a Southern California juvenile detention facility have been charged for their role in facilitating ...

Police Officer Cecil Sledge was killed when parolee Salvatore “Crazy Sal” Desarno ran him over with his Chevy Nova and ...

Thirty Los Angeles based correctional officers held 'gladiator'-style fights between detainees inside a juvenile hall, a bombshell indictment has alleged. Officers looking after youths kept ...

The federal prison in Ray Brook is on lockdown following a fight between inmates in a housing unit on Monday. INMATE CONFRONTATION ERUPTS BOP spokesperson Emery Nelson said the fight involving three ...

Prison officials say Peterson suffered minor ... and has enlisted the help of the Los Angeles Innocence Project as he fights to get his conviction overturned.

Penal reforms will place more emphasis on the “recovery” of convicts instead of their “punishment” to prevent recidivism, but prison guards say their own needs are being ignored.

Nearly two decades after the Michael Vick case launched organized dog fighting into the spotlight, it still remains a ...

People who take photos of the victims of accidents or fights and share them on social media will face prosecution and ...