Five prison guards at Paraguay’s maximum-security Minga Guazu Penitentiary have been charged with allegedly facilitating the escape of several prisoners on Wednesday, March 26, local media reported on ...

Fifty minutes north of Manhattan by train lies Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison for men. Sing Sing is one of the oldest and most notorious prisons in the United States.

A former prison worker pleaded guilty in September to smuggling cellphones, tobacco and drugs into the facility in exchange for money. Waupun inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging ...

The maximum security prison was built in the 1850s. Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike have been calling for years to close it. Concerns about local job losses and the cost of building a ...

The Social Security tax limit has been increased this year and the maximum amount that is liable for Social Security tax in 2025 is $176,100, a surge from $168,600 in 2024. (AP Photo/Leah ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Another inmate has died at Wisconsin’s oldest prison, the seventh since 2023 and less than a year after the then-warden and multiple members of his staff were charged with ...

El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), one of the world’s most notorious maximum-security prisons, has once again drawn international attention after US President Donald Trump ...