From high-security facilities to infamous death row prisons, these are the 25 Most Dangerous Prisons in the World. Brace yourself for a tour of some of the most feared and brutal correctional ...

California corrections officials are investigating the killing of a 43-year-old incarcerated man who was allegedly attacked ...

The deadly riot in a prison at Altamira in northern Brazil, which left more than 50 dead on Monday, is the latest unrest in Latin America’s notoriously overcrowded jails. Of the deadliest prison riots ...

Prisoners Charged With Murder and Other Crimes in Deadly Fight at Georgia State Prison DAVISBORO, Ga. (AP) — Twelve prisoners have been charged with murder and other crimes in a fight that left four ...

The Chinese government is aggressively ramping up its crackdown on unregistered Protestant churches in what human rights monitors describe as the largest coordinated campaign against urban ...

The UN Human Rights Office on Friday urged Sri Lankan authorities to conduct a prompt, independent and transparent investigation into recent incidents of prison violence following deadly clashes and ...