Gallows built to exactly replicate the original are now part of what visitors can see at the former Kansas State Penitentiary ...

The city of Leavenworth and CoreCivic will take their fight to court June 9 to determine whether the company can reopen its ...

Alcatraz closed in 1963 because it was too costly to operate — three times more costly than any other federal prison. It's not coming back.

In Chase County, more than 80% of detainees are immigrants held under a revenue-driven ICE contract, reflecting deep ...

Despite an extensive manhunt, the three were never found, leaving behind America’s most enduring prison mystery. After 29 ...

Two prisoners who attempted to escape the Fort Leavenworth Army Corrections Brigade were stopped by correctional officers on ...

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats.

Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...

As the Trump administration moves to quickly expand immigration detention space, a series of standoffs have emerged between ...

A prisoner died days after officers found "suspicious paper" soaked with drugs inside his cell. John Robinson had been sentenced to two years in prison for violent offences in September 2023 and in ...

The museum is planned to span approximately 5,000 square meters in the eastern part of the Patarei complex, where an array of authentic elements have been preserved, including prison cells, an ...

Prisoners who study are now allowed to use computers in their prison cells for educational purposes The Constitutional Court said that the prohibition of personal computers in inmates’ cells ...