WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The unofficial national fruit of New Zealand isn’t native to the country – it’s South American ...

Several bills are being floated as part of a potential package of legislation that will only move forward if Democrats have ...

The facility houses 1,100 inmates and employs roughly 560 people, but the operational costs of the 111-year-old building have become "untenable," Gov. Tim Walz said.

(KSTP) – The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) says its Stillwater prison will be undergoing a phased closure as part ...

Venezuelans held in a high-security prison in El Salvador shouted “freedom” and used a hand signal for help in a video ...

Brett Detamore, 40, was ordered by a U.S. district judge to pay $2.3 million in restitution to more than 10 victims of the ...

California’s falling incarcerated population has allowed Gov. Gavin Newsom to close four state prisons. Now he’s calling for ...

Honduran national pleads guilty to illegal reentry into the U.S. after deportation, faces potential prison time and fines as ...

While overseeing maintenance contractors, a Miami-Dade administrator saw a chance to pocket contractor dollars, prosecutors ...

One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster ...

Trump says Alcatraz, now part of the National Park Service, suddenly is needed to house America’s “most ruthless and violent” ...

Under emergency measures announced by the Justice Secretary, some criminals serving sentences between one and four years will ...