The Latest Breaking News from Prison

An escaped inmate and the prison employee who helped him flee are back in police custody facing felony charges, according to a report.

Joey Reed appeared in Colin Allred's lastest ad for his U.S. Senate campaign recounting Ted Cruz's response after he asked him to help rescue his son.

Letters: Dr Rod Earle calls for an end to the fixation with prison as an effective response to crime and Cassy Firth highlights the additional burden on probation staff

A former employee at a troubled Wisconsin prison has pleaded guilty to smuggling contraband into the maximum-security prison

France has accused Azerbaijan of imposing “arbitrary and discriminatory treatment” on French graffiti artist Théo Clerc, who was sentenced to three years in prison for tagging the Baku metro.

Congolese authorities were warned of a situation “on the verge of explosion” at the notorious Makala prison, which witnessed a deadly riot last week when inmates forced open locked wings, set fires and looted facilities. Letters from the prison’s director, seen by RFI, reveal the Justice Ministry was repeatedly told…

Number of people in prison in England and Wales has dropped by 2,188 in seven days, a fall of about 2.5%

Despite government assurances on the release of prisoners across England and Wales, the coming days will be filled with a familiar dread for some survivors of domestic violence, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The story of one inmate who laboured—in shackles—in fear of being torn apart from her child if they survived