The Latest Breaking News from Prison

A homicide suspect who escaped from a northwestern Pennsylvania prison and was on the run for more than a week before a pet dog led to his recapture in July has pleaded guilty for kidnapping a Pennsylvania couple and his escape

The inspector general's office found inmates served moldy bread, containers of food covered by what appear to be rodent droppings and insects in bags of cereal.

A western Illinois judge could face removal from office after a judicial oversight body considered allegations this week that he circumvented the law when he decided to reverse a rape conviction in a move that sparked outrage in the victim’s hometown of Quincy, Illinois, and beyond

Annamalai Univ. students' 1941 uprising against British rule had impact in Madurai. A.K. Gopalan sent message to N. Sankaraiah to organise protest. Police arrested Narayanasamy & Sankaraiah, who later emerged as a leader of the communist movement. He likened freedom movement to a river & was jailed 8 yrs. He…

Two-time Major champion Angel Cabrera is hoping to get back into professional golf as soon as possible after being released from prison on parole

A North Carolina judge has sentenced the wife of an Irish businessman and her father to additional prison time after their pleas to voluntary manslaughter in her husband’s 2015 beating death

The justice select committee’s plea for public engagement on prisons policy is poignant – and probably likely to go unheard, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Thousands may have been jailed without proper legal justification, ‘deeply concerning’ new analysis reveals

“(Cabrera) wants to play, he's learned his lesson, he wants to get on with his life."

Kodi Suni, a convict in T.P. Chandrasekharan murder case, shifted from Viyyur prison to Thavanur jail due to a clash. He had earlier requested to be moved to Kannur Central Jail.

A witness known only as Jim told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry slopping out was a common practice in secure care for young people.