Donald Trump suggested that Americans charged with vandalizing Tesla property should serve 20 years in El Salvador's ...

This equates to around three convicted criminals being put back on the streets every day, less than a day after they were ...

As Mississippi grapples with a growing mental health crisis, state and local leaders are being urged to prioritize diversion ...

Shackled and bent over – some of the 250-plus deportees arriving in El Salvador. El Salvador Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via ...

Overcrowding is a trigger for poor performances in prisons, says a research document produced by the Institute for Government ...

Families of Venezuelan deportees claim their loved ones were wrongly sent to a high-security prison in El Salvador by the ...

JOHANNESBURG - Thursday is Human Rights Day and we are focusing on prisoner rights. Overcrowding in prisons remains a challenge as does concern over the human rights of prisoners. Nokwande Nzimande, a ...

A majority of Senate Republicans initially sank the bill on a 16-16 vote, but after nearly two hours of uncertainty, the bill ...

The British government announced that police cells will be temporarily used to hold prisoners as a temporary measure to combat prison ...

Winchester Prison is just 20 inmates below its full capacity and almost 200 inmates over its recommended number of prisoners, figures have shown.

West Mercia's police stations are ready to hold prisoners to help ease overcrowding if needed, according to the region's ...

A recent prison break has exposed the flaws in Indonesia’s overstretched correctional system. Experts say a complete overhaul is required.