Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada will ‌appear in court on Monday for sentencing in the U.S. to life in prison, ...

Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada is set to be sentenced to life in prison in the U.S., a punishment ...

We're delighted to exclusively announce the lineup for the 28th annual Sidewalk Film Festival, taking place in Birmingham, ...

Behind the imposing stone walls of Eastern State Penitentiary — the Philadelphia prison that once held Al Capone — sits a small, unlikely sanctuary: a synagogue built by inmates, for inmates, nearly a ...

Fifty years after the 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping, survivors reflect on their miraculous escape from being buried alive while ...

Thirty miles off Cuba’s southern coast, on an island once nicknamed Treasure Island for ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 15, 1976, a 36-hour kid ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An inmate who walked away from a rehabilitation program in San Diego was apprehended, authorities said today. According to a news release from the state Department of Corrections and ...

The president of the state employees association says more needs to be done to support state prisons. Wendell Powell is urging state lawmakers to make more resources available at correctional ...

A former South Carolina corrections officer and six other people, including two inmates, were charged in a $550K bribery scheme, according to prosecutors. Kativ Getty Images A former South Carolina ...

“The Midnight Special” offers an unconventional cultural history with profiles of five artists influenced by the carceral system. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...

HB 5403E passed both chambers unanimously and would have funded major capital improvements projects and salary increases for corrections officers. Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed millions in funding for ...