High fences and rolls of razor wire mark the boundaries of Nebraska's prison system, a space inhabited by about 5,700 people ...

Wisconsin's second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a new plan from Gov. Tony Evers that proposes sweeping changes to the state's ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — No formal agreement has been signed to convert a remote state prison in Nebraska into the latest ...

Suhakam’s public inquiry into alleged abuse at the Taiping Prison must be seen as an opportunity to set right the entire ...

The popular image of a prison is that of a massive, intimidating building with bars in the windows and a high wall around the outside. But that's not what Hunt/Lydig, joint venture contractor for the ...

LARAMIE – Wyoming State Parks has announced the partial closure of the Historic Prison Building at the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site for the installation of a replacement lighting ...

For the third consecutive day on Thursday, a bill that would authorize $750 million in spending authority to the state Department of Corrections for costs associated with prison construction in ...

The California prison system is beginning a $38 million pilot project to test ways to keep cells cooler. It involves a ...

New York has closed more than two dozen prisons in recent decades. Five more could be on the chopping block in the next year. The state wants to downsize its prison system since there are fewer ...

The oldest part of N.J. State Prison dates back to 1836 and has tiny cells with no hot water, privacy, or air conditioning, a new report says.