Some things are better off from a distance; the closer you get to them, the scarier they become. One of those things is prison. We love watching documentaries about them, and we dig shows that revolve ...

He deserved to live, and everyone else living in Marcy Correctional Facility deserves to know they do not have to live in fear of violence at the hands of prison staff." Details of Brooks' death ...

What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most ...

Newly released video of a fatal New York prison beating shows correctional officers repeatedly pummeling a handcuffed inmate, striking him in the chest with a shoe, and lifting him by the neck and ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Recently convicted former New Orleans Priest, who was recently sentenced to life in prison for sex-related crimes, has died. 93-year-old Lawrence Hecker was sentenced on Dec.

Some 6,000 prisoners broke free from a high-security prison in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, on Wednesday, according to police authorities, as weeks-long post-election violence continues to rock ...

The Briefing Room. Why do we have such overcrowded prisons? Audio, 28 minutesThe Briefing Room Why do we have such overcrowded prisons? Britain has the highest number of prisoners per head of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mozambique’s police chief has said that at least 6,000 inmates have escaped from a high-security prison in ...

1:29 Mozambique protests: Police fire tear gas at biggest demonstration yet against disputed election At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on ...

More than 1,500 prisoners have escaped in Maputo as Mozambique experiences escalating civil unrest linked to October’s disputed election result.

Hundreds of inmates have escaped a prison riot in Mozambique's capital which has left 33 people dead and 15 injured. About 1,534 people managed to flee the jail in Maputo on Wednesday, but 150 of ...

6,000 prisoners have reportedly escaped from a Maximum Security Prison in Mozambique Civilians allegedly helped the prisoners escape as protest action continues in the country South Africans are ...