In New York, some inmates are suing for release. By Sarah Kliff When the letter arrived at Westil Gonzalez’s prison cell saying that he had been granted parole, he couldn’t read it.

Several prisoners were taken to hospital on Christmas Day after widespread drug misuse at a prison in Scotland. A total of 35 inmates at HMP Glenochil in Clackmannanshire were found to be under ...

At least five prisoners killed after attacking guards Islamic State prisoners tried to escape Tajik jail Three prison guards injured DUSHANBE, Feb 4 (Reuters) - At least five prisoners who ...

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its anti-trans prison policy against three transgender women currently housed in women’s facilities at federal prisons.

Prisons across the U.S. are experiencing critical staffing shortages and a new study says that the ... [+] prison complex may never recover ... so changes are coming. Even before the COVID-19 ...

You’ve likely heard of the Stanford prison experiment. In 1971, 24 young male volunteers were randomly assigned to the roles of “inmates” and “guards” in a pretend prison in the basement ...

Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in captivity in Gaza RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday ...

More than a thousand Palestinian prisoners, many held without charge for years within the Israeli prison system, are preparing for their first taste of freedom. The exact number of prisoners ...

Khalida Jarrar, leader of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and a feminist activist, was one of the most prominent prisoners released. Jarrar has served prison terms ...

In 2021, he and five other prisoners tunneled out of a maximum-security prison in northern Israel, an escape that helped solidify Zubeidi’s image among Palestinians as a folk hero. All six were ...

ABBEVILLE, Ga. — Gang violence took hold at Wilcox State Prison Thursday night, sending nine inmates to the hospital and throwing the prison into lockdown, according to the Georgia Department of ...

The list of Palestinians to be freed includes women and children who have been held in Ofer prison, located west of Ramallah. Muhammad al-Khasib from Ramallah, son of prisoner Dalal al-Khasib ...