What it’s like to sleep in prison: Moldy mattresses, bright lights, nonstop noise
The reasons people can’t sleep behind bars can vary widely. Sometimes, the prisons are too cold in the winter or too hot in ...
Britain considers new courts to deal with record-high backlog, prison crisis
Britain will consider adding a new intermediate tier to its court system, the justice ministry said on Thursday, as the ...
Fights at Tennessee prison kill 1 inmate and injure 5 others
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Tennessee inmate has died and five others were injured after fights erupted at a privately run state ...
Syrian woman haunts Assad's notorious prison for clues of relatives' fate
When she heard the stunning news that rebels had brought an end to Syria's decades-old regime, Hayat al-Turki headed for a ...
‘Executed, Executed, Dead From Sickness’: The Grim Records From Syria’s Notorious Prison
Syrians searching for missing loved ones are scouring the country’s most notorious prison for information and anyone still ...
Felon who attacked Las Vegas judge sentenced to decades in prison
A Nevada man who vaulted over a judge's bench in a Las Vegas courtroom to attack her in January has been sentenced to decades ...
Social worker’s records reject man’s claims he was suicidal when Pa. prison guards told him ‘cut deeper’
Kevin Coit accuses SCI Smithfield staff of egging on suicidal ideations, telling him to dig deeper into his arm, when he was ...
CNN goes inside Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’ prison as desperate families look for missing loved ones
As Syrians rejoiced across the country this week, many began the frantic search for missing loved ones who had been forcibly ...
Crowds Throng to Prison in Syria, Desperate to Find Relatives and Friends
The Assad regime ran a network of torture centers that swallowed up tens of thousands of Syrians. Now that the rebels have ...
Man seen on video attacking judge in Las Vegas courtroom sentenced to decades in prison: "I'm not a bad person"
Video showed the judge falling back from her seat as Deobra Redden flung himself over her bench and grabbed her hair, ...
Georgia man arrested in 1985 church murders of Black couple after original suspect spent 2 decades in prison
Erik Sparre was arrested in the 1985 killings of Harold and Thelma Swain after the original suspect, Dennis Perry, was ...
Thousands scour Syria’s most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved ones
Tens of thousands came to Saydnaya Prison from all over Syria after the fall of former President Bashar Assad to search for ...