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 ...

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 ...

“Dark tourism” embraces sites associated with death, tragedy and the macabre. Though it may be a new description, it’s certainly not a new phenomenon. Travelers into this morbid side of travel have a ...

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 ...

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 ...