prisons

Inside notorious Brooklyn jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is locked up in sex-trafficking case

Sean “Diddy” Combs spent the night locked up in a notorious Brooklyn federal jail that has long been plagued by tales of “barbaric” and “reprehensible” conditions for inmates -- including the...

TikTok 'Scarface' star, who murdered wife and her lover, claps while learning fate for gruesome crimes

A former San Diego TikTok star will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his estranged wife and her lover in October 2021, a judge ruled Friday during a...

Around 1,750 prisoners released, doused with champagne after England runs out of inmate space

Around 1,750 prisoners are being released early in England and Wales to deal with overcrowding.

'The Ghost of John McCain' producers defend play after Meghan's criticism: 'Only to honor him'

“The Ghost of John McCain” producers want a do-over. Better they need a slam over.

Ex-Mafia hitman sentenced for killing notorious Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger

Fotios "Freddy" Geas -- the ex-Mafia enforcer already serving a life sentence -- was given an additional 25 years by a judge Friday for bludgeoning New England crime boss James...

American Airlines ex-mechanic gets 9 years prison for smuggling cocaine hidden under cockpit of JFK-bound flight

A former American Airlines aircraft mechanic was sentenced on Friday to nine years in prison after being convicted of trying to smuggle cocaine hidden beneath the cockpit of a flight to...

Walz's admin handed nearly $500K in taxpayer cash to left-wing legal group that demanded trans inmate move to women's prison

Lusk was ordered to be transferred to a women’s facility in Shakopee, southwest of Minneapolis, and promised full reimbursement pending a medical evaluation and approval from a medical insurance provider...

Killer mom's ex-prison guard lover thinks she should not be paroled, has not 'learned anything'

Alfred Rowe told NewsNation's Ashleigh Banfield the 52-year-old Smith only learned how to become a better criminal behind bars.

Mexican drug lord who founded ultra-violent Zetas is released from US prison

Cardenas founded the Zetas, an armed wing of the Gulf Cartel made up of former army special forces.

Inmates whip up five-course meal from prison garden for 60 community members

Inmates at an Ohio prison with a penchant for cooking whipped up a five-course meal over the weekend and served it to members of the public.

Killer mom Susan Smith begging father of kids she drowned not to oppose her parole this year

"She killed his kids, caused him a lifetime of heartbreak. If she thinks he's going to just stand by while she tries to get out of jail, she's even more...

8 dead, including 4 guards, in attempted Russian prison uprising by ISIS prisoners

Special force snipers "neutralized" the inmates, who identified themselves as Islamic State militants, with "four precise shots."

Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing

Derek Chauvin was transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility.

Georgia mayor faces felony charges after he allegedly stashed alcohol in ditch for prisoners

Thomson Mayor Benjamin “Benji” Cary Cranford has been indicted on charges that he illegally left a bottle of gin in a ditch for a state prison work crew.

Hulking Florida teen who severely beat teacher's aide over Nintendo Switch speaks out as he is jailed for 5 years

"Many people have claimed that I feel no remorse for the incident of last year, and that I don't take responsibility for my actions," Depa wrote in the letter titled...

Scott Peterson admits 'terrible mistake' as he breaks his silence, 20 years after he was convicted of killing pregnant wife

In "Face to Face with Scott Peterson," the 49-year-old convicted killer is seeking to appeal to the public to call out the "so-called investigation" that put him in prison.

Child murderer escapes from custody during medical appointment, sparking massive manhunt

A North Carolina inmate convicted of murdering a 1-year-old girl had been on the lam for over 24 hours Wednesday after escaping during a medical appointment — with authorities begging...

'Bling Bishop' Lamor Whitehead's robber sentenced for live-streamed heist — and he's spending less time behind bars than fraudster pastor

Say-Quan Pollack, 25, received a seven-year sentence Monday during a hearing in Brooklyn federal court.

Russian critic freed in historic prisoner swap wishes he could 'go back home' to keep protesting

Ilya Yashin wishes he could return to Moscow to continue protesting against President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine.

Murder charge in Detroit Jewish leader's slaying dismissed — but suspect won't avoid jail time

“If lying was an Olympic sport, you would get a gold medal, sir,” the judge told Jackson-Bolanos as she noted he was a repeated offender.