Two inmates accused of violent crimes, including second-degree attempted murder, are on the run after escaping from a ...

Officials are searching Tuesday for a Georgia inmate who escaped from a hospital and is considered armed and dangerous, ...

A review of more than 100 court cases found some immigrants saw harsher punishments, even when they have fewer prior ...

Clashes that erupted among prisoners in one of Ecuador’s most notorious prisons have left 13 inmates dead. Authorities said the violence broke out on Sunday following the “detonation of ...

A life-threatening condition called sepsis kills hundreds of people in American jails and prisons each year, a USA TODAY investigation has found, but inmates with a history of drug use are at ...

Just as Southwest wildlife defenders were grieving wall construction in critical jaguar corridors, the government planned ...

Sherrone Moore’s arraignment detailed alarming allegations tied to his firing, as he was released on bond and awaits a ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Dr. Karla Thornton noticed a troubling pattern. Starting in 2004, Thornton, an infectious disease expert at the ...

Mexico's Congress gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill establishing penalties of up to eight years in prison for ...

At least 13 inmates were found dead Sunday at a southern Ecuadorian prison ravaged by violence in recent months, the ...

Authorities hunted Saturday for the last of three inmates who escaped from a Louisiana jail after removing concrete blocks ...