Nearly 50 years after 24-year-old Jeanette Ralston was found strangled in the back seat of her Volkswagen Beetle, an Ohio man ...

Correctional officers often dictate end-of-life care for incarcerated people who are terminally ill. Most states either don’t have a formal policy or are given leeway — a big concern for families and ...

A Jennings County man who pleaded guilty to selling hundreds of firearms illegally recently was sentenced to four years in ...

A Johnstown woman was sentenced in federal court after being convicted of drug trafficking, according to Acting United States ...

William Baker, 91, is believed to be one of the last living inmates of Alcatraz. He has harrowing tales to tell, including about the time he tried to escape.

Trump has voiced plans to reopen and enlarge the notorious prison, Alcatraz. Will it actually happen? Here's what to know.

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats.

Prosecutors have handed out prison time for eight individuals involved in a wide ranging conspiracy of wire, bank, and mail ...

Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...

Their fates stand in stark contrast to the punishment U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recommended ...

The mothers meet in and out of prison with people who commit crimes, including murder ...

Here’s what to know about the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ findings on reproductive issues in state and federal prisons.