On September 6, 1971, more than 100 members of the Tupamaros, the Uruguayan urban guerrilla group, carried out the largest ...

Prisons were central to the Assad family's brutality. They may also be key to future trials against the regime, writes Robin ...

A British couple detained in Iran for seven months on espionage charges have been moved to separate prisons in and near Tehran, heightening fears for their welfare, their son told AFP on Monday.

Long before the prison bars and escape attempts, Alcatraz was built for war. Beneath its surface, a forgotten military world still lingers in silence ...

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says Angola’s history of violence and inmate labor should send a strong message ...