The facility houses 1,100 inmates and employs roughly 560 people, but the operational costs of the 111-year-old building have become "untenable," Gov. Tim Walz said.

Records offer the first glimpse into what happened to some of the former prisoners after state leaders chose to shrink a ...

ST. PAUL (WCCO) – It appears Minnesota will close Stillwater prison, the state’s second-largest correctional facility. The ...

The unit, which began working last year, examines critical incidents and allegations, including deaths, escapes and sexual abuse.

Sitting on a couch in her home in Maracay, Venezuela, Mirelis Cacique López watches her son Francisco Javier García Cacique ...

A Queensland council CEO says prison terms for people attacking council rangers had sent a clear message that violent ...

During a press briefing in Turkey, Secretary of State Marco Rubio lashes out at negative media coverage of the mega-prison in El Salvador where deportees are being sent to, claiming it is 'anti-Bukele ...

By Daren Bower Click here for updates on this story GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WXMI) -- Five people celebrated a different kind ...

His conviction came more than a decade after his behavior was first reported to law enforcement. KCRA 3 Investigates looked ...

The charge of distributing fentanyl resulting in death carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.

California’s falling incarcerated population has allowed Gov. Gavin Newsom to close four state prisons. Now he’s calling for ...

Former Police Minister, Bheki Cele has revealed that South Africa's violent crime is often orchestrated from within prisons ...