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Karen Clark, 41, turned to theft and violence after spiralling into alcoholism and has served two prison sentences. She punched one nurse in the head, and kicked another.

Infamous imprisoner says he is ‘sure’ he will be reunited with family, after admitting to raping daughter ‘at least 3,000 times’

In 1971, when Daniel Ellsberg arrived at a federal court in Boston, a journalist asked if he was concerned about the prospect of going to prison for leaking a 7,000-page top-secret history of the Vietnam War. Ellsberg responded with a question of his own: “Wouldn’t you go to prison to…

'Having something to look forward to can change your perspective and motivate you to change your life'

Exclusive: For 21 years, the detainee has been in US custody without charge, tortured and sexually humiliated, with no prospect for release

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One of the members controlled a supply line while he was in prison

An inquiry into the death of baby Aisha Cleary in her mother’s jail cell has intensified the debate over whether prisons are safe for pregnant women.

In January, the Virginia Department of Corrections restricted public access to execution records. NPR is now publishing a selection of those secret files.

The union that represents prison guards has called for a change in the way youth justice is approached in Western Australia.

A 13-count federal indictment unsealed in New York accuses US represenative George Santos of embezzling money from his campaign, falsely receiving unemployment funds and lying to Congress about his finances