Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Member of the Salvadorian army stands guard outside of maximum security penitentiary CECOT (Center for the Compulsory Housing of ...

As students filed into Goldwin Smith Lewis Auditorium last Tuesday for GOVT 3141: Prisons, a different face than Prof. Mary Katzenstein, government, greeted them at the front of the room. Brian ...

After roughly a year in jail, Sean “Diddy” Combs received his prison sentence. Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced Combs to 50 months in prison. Combs’ lawyers have criticized this ruling. The attorney ...

The largest private prison company in America is changing its name in an attempt to overhaul a business that has been dogged by accusations of inmate abuse and violence. Corrections Corporation of ...

Pairing a veteran police officer with a former inmate to crack down on crime seems the stuff of Hollywood — in fact, it was a winning formula when Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte teamed up in 48 Hours.

As many as 12 million people are thought to have first stepped foot in the United States through Ellis Island’s immigration ...

These vintage prison photos and prints from across America aren’t just black-and-white images, they are a direct line to a forgotten past hidden behind high walls and locked gates. Let’s explore some ...

(CNN) — The Trump administration is escalating efforts to crack down on gangs that move illicit drugs into the United States, with deadly military strikes at sea and measures to toughen up borders ...