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One of Mexico's most notorious prisons begins a new chapter this weekend as a Pacific Ocean getaway after a makeover aimed at bringing in tourists to the former penal colony.

Their sit-down protests caused chaos on roads and made them a target for tabloid ire and drivers’ fury. Then an energy crisis hit – and now the government is playing catchup as we shiver in our draughty homes

Miguel Delaney explores the case of Abdullah Ibhais, who was imprisoned after offering advice on payment issues at a labour camp in Al Shahaniya

European lawmakers across the continent have started to sponsor Iranian detainees, hoping to shed light on their injustice and force authorities to back down from handing down lengthy jail sentences or carrying out executions. Sponsoring MPs take responsibility for lobbying for the safety of individual prisoners, demanding information on their…

A Northern California man has avoided prison time after he drunkenly trespassed at a preschool last year and attacked a pet tortoise named Michelangelo

PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia homicide detective was sentenced Friday to 24 1/2 to 49 years in prison for sexually assaulting witnesses and informants in murder cases, capping a stunning downfall for the once-celebrated investigator.

Construction worker and QAnon follower Douglas Jensen is sentenced to prison for his role in the US Capitol insurrection, when he led a crowd chasing a police officer who was diverting rioters away from politicians.

A Tennessee judge is promising to rule quickly on whether to grant public access to records detailing the treatment of a death row prisoner who cut off his penis while on a suicide watch

Matthew Capsel was arrested just weeks after the Capitol riot for fighting with members of the National Guard. He later wrote on social media that “on the 6 good men had to do a bad thing.”