Across the globe, certain prisons have earned reputations for extreme violence, overcrowding, and harsh conditions. These facilities often house the most dangerous criminals, operate with limited ...

In August 1934, the first group of inmates arrived at Alcatraz, the maximum-security prison perched on a small island in San Francisco Bay. The Big House on the Bay was the ultimate destination for ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive look at the daily routines and high-security measures used to keep order in the ...

TROUSDALE COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — There’s a call for change at one of Tennessee’s most dangerous prisons, the Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility. The most recent incident, was a riot that put the ...

Victoria’s most dangerous prisoners are dumping boiling water onto prison staff, punching them in the face, hurling faeces at ...

A Texas oil field worker has been detained in one of Mexico’s most dangerous prisons for nine months after crossing the border in an “honest accident” — while his family pleads for his safe return.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The man credited with turning around one of America’s most dangerous prisons had a nearly 90-minute session with South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday. Burl Cain is the ...

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina taxpayers are paying three former inmates at one of the state's most dangerous prisons $62,500 to settle lawsuits claiming the former warden and supervisors wouldn't ...