Opening Shot: Two police detectives enter a prison ward and show their IDs. They’re greeted by corrections officers already bringing someone out in a body bag. The Gist: Four weeks earlier, Barry ...

No hoodies or sweatpants. No jewelry except wedding or engagement rings and small stud earrings. No phones. No pencils or blue pens — only black ink pens. The list of dos and don’ts to enter the ...

Thirty years ago Shawn England made a decision that would cost him his life. Growing up in Fort Pierce, Florida, England was a self-described narcissist. “I was the only one that mattered, I thought ...

At a San Diego prison, a unique group of inmates, including Erik Menendez, one of the most famous prisoners inside the facility, can now call themselves college graduates. They were awarded their ...

The prison first opened its doors in 1940. The Lexington Herald wrote in 1941 that Ashland was "one of a chain of prisons recommended by a congressional committee which investigated overcrowded ...

Each time a door clangs shut behind us, my heart races a little faster. We’ve taken off our shoes, belts, and jewelry to get through security, handed over our IDs, and left phones and laptops in the ...