Dogs are more than just cute, cuddly and curious. Man’s best friend can also help inmates realize they are capable of change. The powerful bond between dogs and inmates, and the positive impact they ...

President Donald Trump says Alcatraz, now part of the National Park Service, suddenly is needed to house America’s “most ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections described the incident as a "premeditated stabbing" targeting three corrections ...

Trump has called for the reopening of Alcatraz, which was designated a museum and historic site after closing more than 60 ...

The prison was closed in 1963 due to crumbling infrastructure and the high costs of repairing and supplying the island facility, because everything from fuel to food had to be brought by boat.

Letters, greeting cards, postcards, photos and other mail sent to New Jersey prisons are no longer going directly to ...

Andre Brown, who spent 23 years in prison for a conviction later overturned due to ineffective counsel, is now facing a return behind bars after that decision was reversed.

We need protections in place to protect ourselves from extreme levels of violence.” The Prison Service said it will investigate whether frontline staff should be given protective body armour ...

At present they can only carry pepper spray and batons. It has been said that prison service leaders oppose the use of stab-proof vests because they look "too militaristic." Claire's husband Ged ...

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer rejected a request from Democrats to visit El Salvador’s notorious maximum security prison, where hundreds deported from the U.S. by the Trump ...

The Prison Service will investigate whether frontline staff should be given protective body armour following an attack on officers at HMP Frankland. The guards were attacked with hot oil and ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The Prison Service will re-think whether frontline staff should be given protective body armour like stab vests following an attack at HMP ...