MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The historic Moundsville Penitentiary echoed with the buzz of tattoo guns as it hosted its third annual Locked Up Tattoo Convention. More than 100 tattoo artists from across ...

The West Virginia Department of Corrections has suspended leases for events involving alcohol at the West Virginia ...

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — Throughout the week, we’ve been reporting on the meetings held by Governor Larry Rhoden’s Project Prison Reset Task Force. And now, we’re hearing from some of the ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Tuesday was taken out of The Hague Penitentiary Institution on board an ambulance with the assistance of a medical team. At ...

The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...

As one of only four territorial prisons open for tours (like the infamous Alcatraz), the Old Idaho Penitentiary offers a look at life behind bars. In 1872, it started receiving criminals to its ...

MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate Bill 933 has successfully passed through the Senate and is now under consideration in the House of Delegates. If enacted, the bill could significantly ...

Men deported by the United States to El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison are living in “the same” conditions as convicted gangsters, prison director Belarmino García said on Tuesday ...

President Trump said Sunday he would “love” to send American inmates to El Salvador’s mega-prison but first needs to check if it’s legal. Speaking with reporters on Air Force One ...