President Bernardo Arevalo issues the order after at least seven police officers killed in riots and hostage-taking.

Guatemala's president declared a state of siege on Sunday after security forces freed dozens of prison guards held hostage by ...

Two inmates described as “suspected assailants” are being investigated in connection with a fatal attack at a facility in ...

Auburn, N.Y. - Two men who troopers say assaulted officers at Auburn Correctional Facility have been arrested, State Police ...

An inmate in a Solano County state prison is suspected of killing another incarcerated man, the California Department of ...

A prosecutor has told a jury that a prison guard should be convicted of manslaughter for failing to intervene in the brutal ...

A guard and about a dozen inmates at Washington State Prison in Davisboro were taken to a hospital, according to authorities.

Two days before three inmates were killed and 12 inmates were injured, a 30-year-old inmate was found dead at the Washington ...

Robert David Pompa is currently serving time for murder and battery. According to the Idaho Department of Correction, he ...

A corporal at a maximum-security prison was left injured after an inmate serving a murder sentence attacked him.

Washington County Coroner Mark Hodges says that it is unclear whether the death is related to the inmate's injuries from the ...

Three inmates died following an incident at a Georgia Department of Corrections facility. About 14 inmates and one guard were ...