In an unusual attempt to give citizens a glimpse into life behind bars, Chanchalguda Central Prison on Tuesday launched a new immersive programme called “Feel the Jail”, allowing members of the public ...

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Prisons department has developed a unique Jail Museum within the State Institute of Correctional Administration (SICA) in Chanchalguda, offering visitors a rare and immersive ...

"We will never be able to change the criminal legal system when there is so much money involved." Credit: Shira Friedman-Parks We, as a country, are in the era of mass incarceration. The U.S. has the ...

In a handwritten letter, Robin Alford begged for help. Her son, Clinton Willard Bridges, died last year at one of Alabama’s maximum-security prisons. “When my son died so sudden, a part of me died ...

One windy January afternoon Katie Jackson stood on the West Steps of the Capitol as she described how a man locked up in a California prison managed to break into a control room where she was working ...

A documentary chronicling Alabama’s notorious prison system has dropped on HBO. “The Alabama Solution” is a nearly two-hour look at the state’s maximum-security lockups, using footage from inside ...