A 19-year-old man who allegedly broke into a shuttered prison in Dutchess County ended up trapped in a cell and had to be rescued before being arrested, state police said.

YUMA, Ariz. — Three hours into sleeping in my prison-cell bunk, I’m convinced I have some kind of old-timey skin infection. I’d been told earlier in the day that the inmates who were ...

Old Joliet Prison now offering tours of administration building The Old Joliet Prison was open for nearly 150 years and has been closed for more than 20.

State Police said they charged a 19-year-old from Argyle with trespass after they found him stuck in a cell at the former Downstate Correctional Facility.

Only one funeral has ever been held on the grounds of the old Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. Turkey Pete, whose real name was Paul Eitner, was an inmate who died in 1967. His funeral packed ...

Stateville prison is closing. Here’s how men incarcerated there will remember it. Living conditions inside the nearly 100-year-old prison are “horrible,” but the bonds forged between some ...

Stateville prison’s notorious history is recalled as the state prepares to tear down the century-old facility and rebuild.

55 years later, Alcatraz prison escape remains a mystery SAN FRANCISCO -- Alcatraz was a federal penitentiary for nearly three decades. During that time, there were 36 escape attempts: 23 were ...

What it means to be a good dad — from inside a prison cell This Father’s Day, listen to Prisoncast! on WBEZ to hear stories of moms, dads and children working to love each other across prison ...

The Court hostel in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a revamped courthouse and prison with private sleeping "cells" that are both eerie and cozy.