The Metropolitan Detention Center, known as the M.D.C., is one of the United States’ most notorious federal lockups.

Lawmakers have made multiple efforts to improve the process of getting incarcerated people the identification they need to ...

Stevenson Charles, 24, Yusuf Minor, 31, and Naod Yohannes, 25, escaped from the DeKalb County Jail in Decatur, Ga., on Monday ...

South Carolina prison officials suspect that an inmate died by homicide at Turbeville Correctional Institution on Dec. 31, ...

Two brutal killings, less than three months apart, in New York State’s prison system raised troubling questions: Had other ...

Verydarkman has revealed that Burna Boy donated $145k for charity in hospitals and prisons, sparking mixed reactions online.

The escape was discovered during a routine security check, which prompted internal security teams to search the jail, the ...

The manhunt for the three suspects lasted nearly 24 hours after they broke out of the jail early Monday morning, with the ...

Three inmates — including one who was being held on a murder charge — have escaped from a county jail just east of Atlanta, authorities said. The breakout happened early Monday ...

Hankison is appealing his 33-month sentence. The government requested for him to be freed while the appeal is ongoing.

Nevada’s prison system has a “staffing crisis” that is leading to worsening conditions for incarcerated people, skyrocketing overtime costs and declining morale among employees, according to a ...

UPDATE, 4:21 p.m.: Authorities told KLFY News 10 that escaped inmate, Joseph Harrington, 26, of Melville has committed suicide. Deputies said crews are investigating the area of Port Barre near the ...