Apr. 18—A top federal prosecutor in the case against a notorious New Mexico prison gang has been named the United States Attorney for the state. Ryan G. Ellison was appointed U.S. Attorney for ...

Notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has appealed to Mexico's president for help due to alleged "psychological torment" he is suffering in a US prison, his lawyer said Tuesday.

A new prison stretching the size of 39 football pitches has welcomed its first inmates – with a promise to slash Britain’s out-of-control re-offending rates. The first prisoners are now locked ...

The U.S. quietly transferred 13 convicted Mexican drug traffickers back to Mexico, saving taxpayers millions. Federal policy rooted in a 1977 treaty may now fuel global super-prison diplomacy. Their ...

A former governor and presidential candidate in Mexico serving a federal prison sentence in the US for money laundering was deported by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week.

Fonseca, 94, had been serving the remainder of his sentence under home confinement outside Mexico City since being moved from prison in 2016. The federal agent, who requested anonymity because ...

A brawl between rival drug gangs turned into a riot early Thursday at an overcrowded penitentiary in northern Mexico, leaving 52 inmates dead and 12 injured. Here's what we know about the country's ...

AS SMITH WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE. BLACK AND SILVER UNIFORMS OF NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICERS SURROUNDED OFFICER HEYER’S NEWBORN BABY GIRL ...