In a Rio de Janeiro prison, Brazilian women inmates showcased their talents in a singing contest on Friday. The event aimed ...

When Collier Circuit Judge Joseph Foster announced Amanda Cook's sentence, the killer began to yell and bailiffs removed her.

A jury found a 19-year-old woman guilty of killing her brother-in-law last February.

President Donald Trump has issued a series of pardons, including for the father of a large donor to his super PAC and a woman ...

The state Department of Correction is seeing "recurring failures" affecting conditions of confinement, including unsanitary conditions, repeated lockdowns used to deal with staff shortages, and ...

Jan. 15—Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man will spend up to two decades in prison for what prosecutors said was his role in a home invasion robbery with two ...

A lawsuit in California has kept incarcerated people who were granted their freedom in prison for an indeterminate period.

The Women’s Justice Institute on Thursday announced the launch of a new women-focused Community Reentry Support Center, ...

On today’s episode of The Infographics Show, we uncover the chilling story of Joanna Dennehy—the most feared woman in prison. Guards dread her, inmates avoid her, and even the toughest criminals step ...

A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child rapists, serial sex-offenders, and wife-killers can now secure access to one of ...

Work is underway to build a new state prison for women to replace the dilapidated Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton. (Courtesy of the Department of Corrections) New Jersey ...