Ever wonder what makes a prison notorious—and not just tough? The most dangerous prisons in America are feared for a reason, from extreme violence and torture-like solitary confinement to deadly ...

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President Donald Trump wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was converted into a U.S. tourist destination because it had become too costly ...

The largest private prison company in America is changing its name in an attempt to overhaul a business that has been dogged by accusations of inmate abuse and violence. Corrections Corporation of ...

Prison reform is reducing inmate populations from big America cities — but, in many suburbs and rural communities, it's just the reverse. The same crimes that call for probation or just months in jail ...

(CNN) — The Trump administration is escalating efforts to crack down on gangs that move illicit drugs into the United States, with deadly military strikes at sea and measures to toughen up borders ...