The Shelby County Jail is aging, has failing infrastructure and is overcrowded. The sheriff's office allowed reporters inside Feb. 11.

Slick Willie” Sutton climbed over the castle-like walls of the old Holmesburg prison, marking his first successful escape ...

The Untold Stories" and "1968: A Folsom Redemption," explore the art of individuals affected by the prison system.

Frank E. Noeson III, 47, of Holland, also was ordered by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to receive 30 years of ...

When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...