A prisoner has filed a lawsuit against an Australian state because of its ban on inmates eating Vegemite. He claims in the suit that keeping him from enjoying the hotly debated yeast-based spread is a ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A former inmate at the Pitt County Detention Center and her legal guardian have filed a lawsuit against Sheriff Paula Dance, alleging civil rights violations and other ...

The New Mexico Corrections Department has moved its most prolific jailhouse lawyer to Arizona. Bryce Franklin, 35, serving a life sentence for a 2012 slaying, says his transfer from the Penitentiary ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The family of a High Desert State Prison inmate that died in custody has filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Department of Corrections. According to the lawsuit, the family of Jacob ...

THUNDER BAY – Inmates are missing court appearances in Thunder Bay because of staffing shortages at correctional facilities ...

Erzurum Dumlu No. 2 Penal Institution, one of Turkey’s high-security prisons referred to as “well-type” facilities by prisoners and rights advocates, continues to face serious allegations of rights ...

The Beaufort County jail failed to meet state corrections standards this year, adding to ongoing questions about how the taxpayer-funded facility is run. State inspectors with the South Carolina ...

Death penalty illustration by Kagenmi via iStock for WMNF News. Ronald Heath was executed yesterday. Heath’s death warrant was signed on Jan. 9 by Gov. Ron DeSantis. He then filed an appeal with the ...