Explore the history of the Tamms Correctional Center in southern Illinois, a controversial supermax prison opened in 1998.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison, warning ...

When prisoners are driven into America's highest security prison, they get one last breathtaking view. 'As they're pulling up, they see the beauty of the Rocky Mountains. It is absolutely beautiful,' ...

A man’s death is under investigation after he was found unresponsive inside his cell at the high-security U.S. Penitentiary in Florence, according to federal officials. On Sunday, jail deputies ...

North Carolina is taking a tough stand against the most violent criminals in the prison system. A new prison called the "Supermax" will hold 100 unruly inmates. The new facility has eight inch thick ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison. U.S.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a spending bill that ends a partial shutdown of the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House ...