As the US doubles down on overt interventions, experts warn policymakers may be overlooking a key battlefield: prisons across the region.

After roughly a year in jail, Sean “Diddy” Combs received his prison sentence. Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced Combs to 50 months in prison. Combs’ lawyers have criticized this ruling. The attorney ...

The world spends hundreds of billions yearly to punish offenders, with little return beyond more crime and less hope. DW examines how private contractors, organized crime gangs and inmates exploit ...

Tucked into the high plains of Fremont County, a two-hour drive southwest of Denver, is America’s highest-security prison: ADX Florence, the only federal prison with a Supermax designation. The ...

America’s federal prisons are decaying and overcrowded, contributing to violence among inmates and undermining opportunities for rehabilitation. But thanks to an infusion of federal cash authorized by ...

On a sweep of farmland hemmed in by the Mississippi River, where guards on horseback once watched over inmates picking cotton, officials on Wednesday proclaimed a new mission for one of America’s most ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs has received his sentence following two counts of violating The Mann Act, and barring changes from appeal, Diddy will spend about the next three years in prison. This makes the ...

Jeffrey Lichtman, a criminal defense attorney who represented Combs’ son, Justin, told NewsNation that Combs will serve “in one of the worst prisons in America.” Lichtman said, “Today’s dog and pony ...

A documentary chronicling Alabama’s notorious prison system has dropped on HBO. “The Alabama Solution” is a nearly two-hour look at the state’s maximum-security lockups, using footage from inside ...

They say every picture tells a story. On November 7, TMZ posted a photo of Sean “Diddy” Combs at the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution in New Jersey. In the images, taken on October 31, the ...