In the realm of criminal justice, some facilities are notorious for their harsh conditions, extreme violence, and the re ...

One of the grittiest films ever made, Brubaker is based on the work of a real-life prison superintendent who goes undercover as an inmate to look into the cruel ... nicknamed 'Birdman of Alcatraz', ...

To make it onto this list of ... What is it? Alcatraz is a formidable fortress in the middle of San Francisco Bay that was converted from a lighthouse station to a military prison in the 1870s.

Federal officials placed the 8.6-hectare property at 560 King Street West on the list for potential housing ... guard towers, ...

Kingston Penitentiary, mothballed in 2013, has become known as Canada’s version of Alcatraz for its immense popularity ... the federal government placed the 19th-century prison on the Canada Public ...

Over the years, several movies have explored the concept of prison breaks, and audiences continue to find them just as ...

The prison complex is ... Indonesia's strict drug laws, inmates are kept in pained isolation as they await the death penalty. The island, dubbed 'Indonesia's Alcatraz', is known for its harsh ...

The iconic island off the coast of San Fransico closed down in 1963 after housing some of the country’s most famous inmates ... prison walls. Asked if he will be the man headlining at Alcatraz ...

They wear casual prison attire, surrounded by a gritty environment Since sharing that story, hundreds more ex-inmates and people who have worked in corrections shared their own experiences ...

Alcatraz - known as The Rock - is no longer a working jail, but was a high-security penitentiary from 1934 to 1963. Notorious inmates of the island prison in San Francisco bay included gang boss ...

A sixth inmate has died at a troubled maximum security prison in southern Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. -- A sixth inmate has died at Wisconsin's oldest prison, less than a year after the then-warden ...