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

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 ...

US President Donald Trump has said he would like to see Alcatraz Island return to its former role as a high-security prison ... world who tour its crumbling cell blocks, listen to stories from ...

A picture shared by U.S. Army WTF! Moments social media shows an inmate at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, being recaptured after a failed escape attempt, Task ...

Here he is at his 1985 State of the State Address. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MARIO CUOMO: We've already built 4,500 new prison cells to house the criminals who are convicted under the ...