The Americans, many of whom are veterans and former military contractors, were convicted on drug charges, a representative for their families told ABC News.

Private consultant Jonathan Franks said that additional Americans he represents are expected to be released by Kuwait later.

Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on ...

Prison breaks are not uncommon in Indonesia. Before the Aceh's Kutacane prison break, ere are several other notable cases of ...

PRINCE GEORGE – Authorities at the Federal Correctional Institution Petersburg say an inmate from Arizona died in his cell Tuesday afternoon. According to a statement from the U.S. Bureau of ...

The federal corrections officer was accused of having sex with, providing contraband to an inmate at the federal prison in Milan, Mich. The plea agreement indicates the corrections officer brought ...

There are 14,095 prison guards in New York state, down 36 percent in the last 20 years. There are 33,677 inmates, down 53 percent since 2003. In her proposed state budget, Gov. Kathy Hochul is ...

President urges parliament to adopt a new law on compensating former inmates of the notorious Goli Otok political prison, off the coast of Croatia, calling it a matter of 'truth and justice'.

As the state tries to force corrections officers back to work, it has begun transferring inmates in prisons facing staffing shortages to other facilities. The crisis began on February 17 at the ...

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has offered to house in Salvadoran prisons U.S.-deported immigrants of any nationality — even U.S. citizens with criminal convictions. The offer is a ...

An inmate died in a New York prison as guards at institutions across the state continue their strike, which is now in its second week. Jonathon Grant, 61, died over the weekend at one of the ...