From high-security facilities to infamous death row prisons, these are the 25 Most Dangerous Prisons in the World. Brace yourself for a tour of some of the most feared and brutal correctional ...

Peru is one of the countries with an overcrowding of nationwide prisons, a fact that aggravates the overcrowding of prisoners, who have to seek meet their basic needs in the midst of this environment.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A system designed to protect state inmates has led to increased violence involving so-called ‘dropout’ gangs of ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will visit one of Latin America's most violent prisons during his trip to the continent of his birth in July, the Vatican said on Friday. A program for the July 6 ...

Britain’s so-called “Monster Mansion” prison has more than earned its infamous nickname. The notorious lock-up in ...

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan has 26 prisons throughout the state, holding roughly 33,000 inmates ranging from non-violent offenders to murderers. Now, the union representing Michigan corrections officers ...