Far from public view, daily life in maximum-security prisons is a mixture of constant tension, extreme protocols, and a deathly silence. Vendin-le-Vieil, the first prison dedicated to France's most ...

In an epic case of, “Tag, you’re it!,” the French government is building a “high-security prison” in the middle of the Amazon jungle in French Guiana. This prison will house the most dangerous ...

President Trump is asking Congress for $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a high-security federal prison. The request appears in the White House’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget and would cover the ...

Costa Rica plans to break ground this year on a large maximum-security prison, taking cues from El Salvador’s approach to locking down serious offenders. The project aims to tackle rising organized ...

PARIS – They are France 's most dangerous drug kingpins, according to the country's justice minister — prison inmates so wealthy and powerful that even behind bars, they can continue to order ...

PARIS, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Inmates at a French high-security prison for dangerous drug traffickers started a hunger strike this week to protest against their detention conditions, a Justice Ministry ...

Costa Rica will soon be home to a new high-security prison designed specifically to house our country’s most dangerous inmates. At a weekly press conference on Wednesday, the government announced the ...