Russia, which has a massive prison network inherited from Soviet labour camps, has one of the world's largest convict populations, though that number has been decreasing in the last 20 years. View on ...

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison following a politically charged trial that came amid soaring tensions ...

WASHINGTON – Wearing his only well-fitted suit, Harold Jezler pushed through a crowd of government officials, journalists and executives inside a ballroom blocks from the White House. The ...

The former mayor was released last August and confirms the systematic torture in prisons controlled by Moscow, denounced by the United Nations and several international NGOs. On September 8, the ...

GRANBURY, Texas — The world waits with anxiety to see what Russia’s next move will be. But few families feel the fear as deeply as Joey and Paula Reed. The Granbury couple’s son, Trevor, a 30-year-old ...

A former British soldier sentenced to 15 years in a maximum-security Russian prison colony has told the BBC he feels ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Since his release from ...

An American ballerina imprisoned in Russia for more than one year has opened up about her agonizing ordeal and how President Trump gave her a "warm" welcome upon her return home. "I’m really happy to ...

Kyiv, Ukraine — Russian glide bombs and ballistic missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility overnight and killed at least 22 people across the country, officials said Tuesday, as ...

The number of prisoners in Russia has dropped by more than 180,000 over five years, in part driven by Moscow sending convicts to fight in its war in Ukraine, Russia's prison chief said on Thursday. In ...