A new book takes a close look at the prison industry, who profits and who pays for what has become a $80-90 billion business.

At issue in the civil case is whether punishments for prisoners who refuse to work are so coercive that they actually force ...

A hotly debated court ruling has transformed life sentences for killers who were under 21. But it has also left families ...

Eswatini, the landlocked nation formerly known as Swaziland, is Africa’s last remaining absolute monarchy. It is the kind of ...

A family member of Janet Couture, who was the woman George Legere was accused of killing in 1973, said she was shocked by his ...

A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter, one day before his case was scheduled to go to trial.

Camden County resident Jason Santo is to serve time in a state prison for a fatal powerboat accident at the Jersey Shore in ...

A former prisoner has spoken about the transformative impact of poetry on his life. Will Pendray spent four years in prison but after his release he was accepted onto the University of Brighton’s MA ...

The man suspected in the 1973 murder of a 21-year-old woman in East Hartford has died in prison, according to the Connecticut ...

Watch the MA BELLE-MÉRE EST UNE SORCIÈRE - bande-annonce Trailer. Après la séparation de ses parents, Margot, une préadolescente marginale, se donne ...

Gov. Maura Healey addressed the sudden rise of illegal car meetups and racing known as "street takeovers" in Massachusetts. WBZ-TV's Aaron Parseghian reports.

A Massachusetts man will remain incarcerated for at least another two years after a teenager was stabbed and killed in 2010 ...