Prisoners in Scotland are being "harmed" by the cost of living crisis as inmate wages fail to keep pace with the rising costs of goods and food, according to a new report. Overcrowding also means ...

The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Robert Warren. A 28-year-old prison inmate has been killed in his own cell by another prisoner who was serving time in the same facility, police said.

An inmate in Maryland is suspected of killing another prisoner inside his own cell. Maryland State Police say a homicide investigation is underway at North Branch Correctional Institution in ...

New legislation reducing the automatic release point for short-term prisoners in Scotland has been passed by MSPs. Inmates serving less than four years will now be set free after serving 40% of ...

WASHINGTON—China released three Americans who had been imprisoned there for years, part of a complex series of deals the Biden administration has reached to bring home U.S. citizens from ...

The White House said Wednesday it had secured the release of three Americans who had been detained in China as part of a prisoner swap with Beijing. A spokesperson for the National Security ...

Five Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed earlier this month, Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General reported on Tuesday. The prosecutor's office said Russian troops stormed Ukrainian ...

BEIJING, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Three Chinese citizens who figured in a prisoner swap with the United States have returned home "safe and sound", the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.

A new law to lower the minimum term served by prisoners who have been given short sentences has been passed in the Scottish Parliament. Most prisoners serving less than four years will now be ...

Three Americans who had been detained in China for years have been released in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing. “We are pleased to announce the release of Mark Swidan, Kai Li and ...

Three American citizens who had been detained for years in China were released, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday. They are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. The three Americans ...

In 352 B.C., Philip of Macedon ordered the drowning of 3,000 prisoners taken from the Greek city-state of Phocis. Ancient Rome threw prisoners into the Colosseum to die in staged battles or be ...