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Joyce Curnell, who was battling sickle-cell anemia, alcoholism and hypertension, was found dead in her cell just before 5 p.m. ET on July 22. She had been deprived of water for 27 hours.

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera had a terrible start to the New Year, and his situation might get even worse.

Former Rams running back Lawrence Phillips was found unconscious in his California prison cell early Wednesday.

An ex-con who brutally tortured his ex-girlfriend has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, Pix11 reports.

Kenya Alozie has been sentenced to nine years in prison after burning a man’s genitals with an iron while they had sex.

Mendeecees Harris took to his Instagram to write his a response to his 8-year sentencing, which is quite inspiring.

One of the two women involved in a sexual assault incident at a Washington, D.C. gas station has been arrested, NBC Washington reports. Ayanna Marie…

On Monday, President Obama unveiled a series of initiatives to overhaul the criminal justice system. Here's how the reforms will help Blacks and other people of color.

Seven inmates were given a combined total punishment of 7,150 days, or 19.75 years, of solitary confinement at the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC).