Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

The following contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of Dexter: Original Sin. Miami’s serial kidnapper has met his match.

A guard at a young offenders’ institution suffered displaced teeth, a punctured lip and bruising after being attacked by a ...

When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

A prisoner threw boiling water mixed with sugar over a prison officer, leaving her in 'agony' and needing multiple surgeries.

Tamil Nadu Special Police secures Delhi's high-security prisons, preventing smuggling and maintaining order among dangerous ...

A man who threw boiling water mixed with sugar over a prison officer at HMP Peterborough has been jailed for 17 years. The female prison officer suffered ‘grave second degree burns’ in the attack, ...

Casanova was a cynical seducer, but also studied law, took holy orders, played the violin and carried out Venice’s most ...

Legends surround love, that crazy feeling that can inspire the most beautiful songs, but also the most terrible wars. History is full of famous love stories.The most famous gay couple of antiquity ...

A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina. Inflation slowed to 2.2 percent last ...