Bryan Larkin stars in Jailbroken, an 87-minute, real-time psychological thriller set entirely inside a single prison cell.

A heartless Westchester County mom who smothered her 4-year-old son to death during a bitter battle custody battle 14 years ago was found dead in an upstate prison cell, state officials said. Manuela Morgado,

A shocking inmate-on-inmate murder at a New Jersey prison is raising serious questions about supervision at the facility. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and state Department of Corrections have launched an investigation into what happened at Northern State Prison.

The Bureau of Prisons has failed to properly administer the First Step Act, resulting in tens of thousands of inmates being held for months longer than the law allowed, costing taxpayers billions of

Conditions inside Indiana State Prison are fueling a suicide crisis, according to former mental health employees.

If you’re serving hard time inside a California prison, you’ll often find yourself stuck in a cramped cell with a complete stranger. You hang a bedsheet to manufacture the semblance of privacy between bed and toilet. Any little thing can erupt into a ...

Overcrowded Nebraska prisons force some inmates to share cells that were designed for just one person. Experts say this can exacerbate or cause mental health problems. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is facing a potential change to state ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As climate change exacerbates the risks of extreme heat across California, the state’s prison officials plan to embark on a $38 million pilot program to figure out how to keep their prison cells cool. It comes after years of complaints from prisoners about […]

The prison's sprawling complex essentially functioned as its own community, featuring everything from a classroom and library to a barbershop and recreation facility.