Alcatraz, America's most feared prison, officially shut on 21 March 1963, bringing an end to nearly three decades of housing ...

A new lawsuit alleges "a grotesque and deliberate abuse of power" by prison guards at Michigan's only women's prison.

News columnist Chuck Stone has been posthumously honored with a special citation from the Pulitzer Board. Stone received the award for his groundbreaking work covering the Civil Rights Movement, his ...

If these facilities close, history tells us the other jails will become more dangerous as their populations absorb more inmates.