From Puritan Boston’s earliest days ... Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum while they were held in an Illinois jail cell. Granger Collection, New York ...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — An inmate being housed at the Botetourt-Craig Regional Jail was found dead in his cell on Tuesday, according to officials. The Botetourt County Sheriff's Office ...

The INSANE EXPLORATION of a police station with padded jail cells! From rusted cells to soundproof isolation rooms, this forgotten facility reveals a chilling glimpse into the past. Every corner tells ...

USA TODAY's initial analysis of previously secret records shows how numbers of in-custody overdoses, murders and suicides ...

Two inmates at the Jasper County Detention Center have been accused of starting a fire in a holding cell last fall that destroyed the booking area of the jail, seriously injuring multiple inmates ...

which consisted of five cells. It was unclear when repairs were expected to finish. German and Williams remained in custody at the Jasper County jail, according to the Tuesday press release from SLED.

The Senate panel's action followed a series of Free Press articles about fatal jumps and falls at two Jackson-area Michigan prisons.

Men deported by the United States to El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison are living in “the same” conditions as convicted ...

Initial reports from within the prison indicate that an object, likely a bomb, was lobbed into Okah’s cell through the open window bars. An explosion rocked the Maximum Security Custodial Centre ...

At the Huerfano County Jail, a staff member provided him with a pencil to draw and take notes. But on March 28, other staff members said he could not have the pencil in his cell as it could be ...

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - Authorities in Coweta County are investigating the apparent suicide of an inmate who was found unresponsive in his jail cell Friday morning. What we know: According to the ...