Prisoners will be temporarily held in police cells to deal with prisons running out of space, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed. The emergency measures, called Operation Safeguard, are ...

The government has triggered an emergency measure to use police cells to hold prisoners, as jails are close to being full again. 'Operation Safeguard' is an agreement between the National Police ...

Earlier this week, Cuba completed the release of 553 prisoners despite the collapse of a deal with the United States, Vatican News reported. In January, under the Catholic Church’s mediation ...

SAN SALVADOR — The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy — a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed — became the latest tool in U.S ...

The Oregon Department of Corrections has hired a recruiter to help bring in doctors and nurses to work in its prisons and is hosting town halls with prisoners to learn more about health care gaps ...

A 47-year-old Perry County man was found dead at a state prison in Centre County last week, officials said. Kevin Byler, of Newport, was found unresponsive in his cell at State Correctional ...

Two inmates from Los Angeles County are suspected in the fatal attack of another prisoner at Wasco State Prison in Kern County, officials announced Monday. According to the California Department ...

FARMINGTON, Mo. – A man sentenced to life in prison under an outdated law was freed from prison Monday, in part because of an unexpected group of advocates. Paige Spears’ crime was a decades ...

Louisiana is preparing to execute death row prisoner Jessie Hoffman on Tuesday evening, using nitrogen gas for the first time to carry out a death sentence. Hoffman was convicted in the 1996 ...

Vaughn Correctional Center officer after they say she smuggled methamphetamines into the prison. Police say they were called to the Smyrna prison for a drug investigation on March 16, 2025.

NORRISTOWN — A Pottstown woman is headed to prison after a search of her apartment uncovered numerous drugs and a firearm that she was not permitted to possess. Courtney Duffy, 30, of the 300 ...