What Hunter Biden's time in prison would look like
If he's convicted and sentenced, Biden could receive Secret Service protection while behind bars.
Who killed Marshall Ray Price? Family's desperate search for truth
Marshall Ray Price died of blunt force trauma. Arkansas investigators blame a jail boxing match. The family questions the official version of events.
How a brutal jail death exposes Arkansas' 'punishing' justice system
Marshall Ray Price was beaten inside a county jail in northeast Arkansas. A year later, no one has been charged in his death.
Exclusive: Russia's recruited over 100,000 convicts since Ukraine war began
A prisoner list shared with Newsweek reveals that elderly men past retirement age have been recruited to fight in Ukraine.
I took my first pill at 13
I was trading my body for money to buy drugs, and to doctors for free prescriptions.
We Need Voting Rights Restored for the Incarcerated
Across the country, nearly 5 million Americans have been disenfranchised by state laws that prevent people with felony convictions from voting.
Progressive Prosecutors and the Inconvenient Democratic Will
Progressive prosecutors have routinely decriminalized entire classes of offenses.
Wagner Group no longer recruiting prisoners, Prigozhin says
Meanwhile, reports suggest the Wagner Group has not halted its hiring drive but is instead employing more predatory practices to gather convicts.
Wagner Group's ominous recruiting tactics revealed as convict pool dries up
The paramilitary outfit is reportedly employing even more predatory recruitment practices in Russia's prisons amid struggles to find new recruits.
Russia accused of setting up concentration camps in annexed territories
Russian penal colonies are the descendants of gulags, the brutal Soviet-era labor camps notorious for ill-treatment of prisoners.
Starved to death in an American jail, the man who couldn't pay $100 bail
Price, a developmentally disabled and severely mentally ill man, died of malnutrition and dehydration inside an Arkansas jail.
Viktor Bout says U.S. prison system inspired by Nazis in TV interview
The convicted arms dealer also complained about the food he was given, saying that it's "not really even food, based on Nazi practices."
Prisoner has had two phones stuck in his stomach since March
The prisoner was attempting to smuggle four mobile phones into the prison, and has refused surgery to get the final two removed.
Russia's Private Army Choosing Numbers Over Quality Amid Struggles: U.K.
The Russian Wagner Group army has reportedly told recruits with serious diseases to wear ribbons on their wrists to show what illness they have.
Florida Inmates Forced to Ride Out Hurricane Ian in Worst-Hit Area
A spokesperson for the Florida Department of Corrections told Newsweek that no inmates were released and that the plan in place was successful.
Jail Guard Union Blames Democrat-Backed Policy for Assault by Prisoner
The labor union has previously spoken out against the Humane Alternatives to Long Term Solitary Confinement, or HALT, Act and called for its repeal.
Western Soldiers Treatment in Russian Prisons Revealed by U.K. Fighter
Aiden Aslin said he was treated "worse than a dog" during his time as a Russian captive.
Inmate Kills Corrections Officer in Oklahoma Prison Attack
Authorities said the attack reportedly occurred as a group of inmates were being returned to their housing area at the Davis Correctional Facility, Holdenville.
Urban Explorer Shares Photos From One of America's Most 'Haunted' Places
Explore one of America's most "haunted" places which housed the likes of Al Capone through these chill-inducing photos.
AOC Praises Hawaii for Having Zero Girls in Prison for First Time
Officials said having no juvenile females at the Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility is because of "years of work to replace handcuffs with healing."
The Next Step After 'First Step'
One area that presents significant potential for Democratic and Republican incumbents to work on together before November elections is criminal justice reform.
Man Serving Life Sentence Released From Prison in 'Unsettling' Accident
Police in California are investigating whether "there was a procedural failure, human error, or a combination of both."
Federal Prisons on Lockdown Across U.S. After Gang Altercation Kills Two
Federal prison officials are worried that the killings, which involved the MS-13 street gang, could inspire violence at other facilities.
Inmates Flood Toilets to Protest Food, Hygiene Issues Amid Omicron Surge
The Milwaukee County Jail is facing a COVID outbreak and a major staff shortage, with 100 of its 261 positions vacant.
Prisons Head Michael Carvajal Resigns Amid Scrutiny Over Troubled System
After being at the center of issues like COVID-19 surges in prisons and employee misconduct, Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal has resigned.
California Judge Halts Plan to Speed Release of Repeat Offenders
A judge put a temporary restraining order on a plan to increase second-strike inmates' daily good conduct credits from half to two-thirds off their sentences.
Inmates in Bosnian Prisons Buck National Trend With 80 Percent Vaccinated
While Bosnia's vaccination rate remains low at 27 percent, rates inside prisons are almost three times higher at 80 percent.
Nevada to End Two Vax Mandates for Prisons, Colleges After Lawmaker Vote
Nevada's bipartisan Legislative Commission voted 6-6 on whether to extend the mandates issued by the state health department, which needed a majority to pass.
Denmark to Pay Kosovo $236M to Rent Prison Cells as Prison Population Rises
Kosovo agreed to rent Denmark 300 of its prison cells in return for funds to help build a green energy system to replace its coal use.
Medicaid Change Sending California Inmates in Nursing Homes Back to Prisons
Prison officials say a change in federal rules led them to limit medical parole to only those inmates who are so ill they are hooked to ventilators to breathe.