A Middle Tennessee prison is on lockdown after a riot broke out overnight at the facility injuring at least three inmates and one correction guard, officials said. The melee took place at the ...

Unrest in a prison northeast of Nashville has been contained, the sheriff says, and all prisoners returned to their cells after officers sprayed chemical agents into the prison yard.

Around 10 p.m. Sunday prisoners rioted, overtaking officers inside the prison. Inmates did make it into the yard of the prison where he says they started a fire with trash.

A Pussy Riot Artist Is Back in Prison (This Time, by Design) Nadya Tolokonnikova previews her stamina-testing performance in a mock prison cell at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

A Middle Tennessee prison is on lockdown after a riot broke out overnight at the facility injuring at least three inmates and one correction guard, officials said. The melee took place at the ...

Corrections officials have halted all outside visits to New York state prisons in the face of a growing jail guard strike and sporadic inmate unrest — as riots erupted at another upstate prison ...

Supporters of House Bill 1815 argue current standards around prison riots are unfairly applied to inmates at juvenile facilities, while opponents worry getting rid of the rules would enhance ...

Srilanka, April 23 -- A violent riot broke out at Matara Prison around 8:00 PM on April 22, following protests over the transfer of two inmates to Angunakolapelessa Prison. As tensions escalated ...

Part of a prison in Italy has reportedly been taken over by "200 inmates" after they rebelled against officers, according to local reports. Ambulances and police riot units can be seen outside ...

Five inmates from the California State Prison, Sacramento were injured and taken to the hospital on Wednesday morning after officials said a riot involving about 40 inmates broke out in the main yard.

A prison fight in Ecuador has left at least 15 people dead and 14 others injured, authorities in the South American country said this week.