Bill Baker was only 23 when he was handcuffed, shackled, and thrown on the back of a boat headed for Alcatraz, the infamous ...

Correctional officers often dictate end-of-life care for incarcerated people who are terminally ill. Most states either don’t have a formal policy or are given leeway — a big concern for families and ...

Trump has voiced plans to reopen and enlarge the notorious prison, Alcatraz. Will it actually happen? Here's what to know.

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats.

President Donald Trump spent the last week focusing on trade, illegal immigration and military policy amid controversial ...

Prosecutors have handed out prison time for eight individuals involved in a wide ranging conspiracy of wire, bank, and mail ...

Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...

Their fates stand in stark contrast to the punishment U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recommended ...

The mothers meet in and out of prison with people who commit crimes, including murder ...

Here’s what to know about the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ findings on reproductive issues in state and federal prisons.

The move ends nearly 18 months of litigation by one of the five men, who said he was looking forward to the change of scenery ...

An armed career criminal has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for having a firearm as a felon with a ...