Already, seven prison staffers have either been convicted at trial or pleaded guilty to a slew of charges. An eighth is ...

Staffers in Washington's only women's prison repeatedly used excessive force, according to a report from the state's Office ...

A prisoner accused of beating her cellmate to death at Wisconsin's women's prison almost two years ago pleaded no contest Monday to homicide.

Iran has already executed six prisoners during Israel's campaign and is fast-tracking laws to expand the death penalty.

Diddy was allowed to read books in his cell as a New York jury deliberates charges that could send the Hip-Hop mogul to ...

Rights activists in Iran fear intensified crackdowns following Israel's air campaign targeting Iran's nuclear program.

"What was supposed to be one of the most sacred and happiest moments of my life was completely taken from me," an inmate who gave birth in prison told Newsweek.

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The prison estate includes women from Wales, where there are no women’s prisons. Get our free Daily Email Get one whole story, direct to your inbox every weekday.

"The conditions in 1995 in that women's prison were worse than when I joined in 1968. "The poor staff were having to have their lunch in a prison cell.

Victoria's maximum-security women's prison Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne's west. (ABC News: Barrie Pullen)With each prisoner sealed in a small individual cell, Ms Flanagan likened the ...

Veronica Bird had a 35-year career in the prison service before being awarded an OBE One of the first female governors of a men's prison in the UK, Veronica Bird, has spoken about her experiences ...