Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Matthew Armstrong (left) and Daniel Washbourne absconded from prison on Thursday [Avon and Somerset Police] A man who absconded ...

A coroner has criticised police after a verdict into the inquest of an inmate whose death led to two prison officers being sacked and one resigning. Matthew Osborne was serving a term at HMP Lowdham ...

LONDON (AP) — British police were undertaking two more searches Wednesday, following the news that two prisoners had been mistakenly released from prison over the past week, just days after the ...

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Inside the walls of Columbia Correctional Institution, toughness is a part of everyday life. But a new program is proving that even in a place built for hard lessons, ...

A Victorian lawyer says a "crisis" is unfolding in the state's jails, with justice facilities so crowded prisoners are instead being kept in police holding cells for up to a month. Mark Martoccia, ...