High-security prisons introduced in recent years in Turkey fail to meet Mandela Rules on prisoners’ right to sunlight and fresh air, according to human rights advocates.

Family members of prisoners experience a form of incarceration themselves through strict rules, surveillance and emotional ...

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is developing a new policy to prevent suicides behind bars, which it says will be “bold and ...

In Tehran this week, young adults told the Guardian about collapsing living standards, the mass anti-government protests and their hopes for the future ...

When a handful of  Red Onion State Prison inmates burned themselves in late 2024 amid allegations of racism and abuse, the ...

Children as young as 12 are allegedly confined for weeks at a time with no education or human contact, a lawsuit claims.

It is a “gesture” to keep the peace, according to Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly.

Despite being cancelled by Apple TV, The Last Frontier is finding a second life as audiences discover the icy crime thriller ...

A March 3 trial date has been set for Weinstein, as the former mogul weighs a guilty plea on a rape charge. Harvey Weinstein ...

With demonstrations in dozens of cities across Iran, Ali Khamenei and his regime are faced with a dilemma.

Harvey Weinstein has ‘begged for a second chance’ in court after a judge denied the motion for his last conviction to be ...

Prosecutors say the now 18-year-old committed a series of armed burglaries while wearing an ankle monitor and escaped from ...