Years ago, when I visited Pelican Bay State Prison on the northern coast of California, prison staff explained the rules. They gave me a stab vest and a handy piece of information: If I were taken ...

Shragai noted that Yahya Sinwar had been released by a 2011 deal that traded more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for one ...

As title cards inform viewers at the start of the film, Pelican Bay State Prison’s Security Housing Unit once held hundreds of inmates for more than a decade. Now, it’s nearly empty.

Last week flames came within about 5 miles (8 kilometers) of Pelican Bay State Prison, but firefighters protected communities around the maximum-security lockup that houses about 1,600 inmates in ...

They were prospective applicants for CCWF’s pioneering new newspaper, put together in a newsroom next door, and Vasquez told ...

They were prospective applicants for CCWF’s pioneering new newspaper, put together in a newsroom next door, and Vasquez told ...

At 21 years old, Yehudah Pryce was a gang member facing 24 years in a maximum security California state prison for armed robbery. At 42 years old, Pryce will fly from the Los Angeles area to ...

Rockview state prison is slated for ... for supervision when compared to modern prison designs. The facility also struggles to accommodate inmates in wheelchairs and has limited cells designed ...

(The Center Square) - The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is considering the closure of two facilities, projecting to save the state over $120 million next year. The facilities, SCI Rockview ...

Four staff were injured in an altercation with five inmates at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison on Sunday. Photo / Paul Taylor Three other staff were also injured after five prisoners at the facility ...