The South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, as seen on Jan. 9, 2023. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) Teresa Bittinger is no longer warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux ...

Tara Nagle brought her three children from Newbury Township to Kirtland for the final day of “Candy Land: It’s Wild in Ohio” at Lake Metroparks Penitentiary Glen Reservation. The three siblings — ages ...

Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary is set to kick off another frightening, if unconventional, Halloween season. The historic site is debuting “Night Tours” — a self-guided experience fit for ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WHTM) — Thursday’s Destination Pennsylvania takes us to the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, where you’ll find one of the state’s most unique attractions: The Eastern State ...

This story is abridged from "Somewhere in Time, 170 years of Missouri Corrections," by Mark Schreiber and Laura Moeller.

In its storied history, there have probably been scores of prisoners who dreamed of climbing over the walls at Eastern State Penitentiary. Now that the prison is closed you can add to that list ...

Three inmates were hospitalized Wednesday following a stabbing at United States Penitentiary Hazelton in Preston County.

One of the most famous penitentiaries in the world—now a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers—is the subject of 11 years of research and an exhibition by photographer Eric T.