The history of prison systems stretches from ancient dungeons and debtors jails to the vast institutions of today. Senate Republicans face a surprise new Fed dilemma Woman recalls '90s childhood ...

President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric has enriched the largest private prisons in the U.S., with profits of more ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would order the government to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a former prison on a small island of the same name off the coast of San Francisco that once housed ...

Pairing a veteran police officer with a former inmate to crack down on crime seems the stuff of Hollywood — in fact, it was a winning formula when Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte teamed up in 48 Hours.

A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment of an independent manager to fix rampant violence and persistent ...