Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing in May 1945
Montana Rancher Who Created Giant, Hybrid Sheep Sentenced to Six Months in Prison
Arthur “Jack” Schubarth cloned illegally imported genetic material from the Marco Polo argali to create hybrid sheep that would draw higher prices from hunting preserves
Ancient Prisoners Carved Graffiti Into the Floors of a Roman-Era Prison
An archaeologist has identified vengeful inscriptions etched into a 1,600-year-old prison in Greece
Six New York Inmates Successfully Sue to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse
The state’s prison agency settled a lawsuit with the incarcerated men, allowing them to watch the eclipse on religious grounds. But for now, the rest of New York’s correctional facilities will remain locked down on April 8
A Japanese American Incarceration Camp in Colorado Is America’s Newest National Park
More than 10,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned at the Granada Relocation Center, also known as Amache, during World War II
Archaeologists Discover Brutal ‘Bakery-Prison’ at Pompeii
Enslaved workers toiled for hours in a dark, cramped space to grind grain for bread
Fifty Years After Their Release, Former Vietnam POWs Journey Back to Hanoi
A group of American veterans return to the infamous compound where they and hundreds of other service members were held captive and tortured during the war
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Iranian Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi
Mohammadi, who is currently in prison, is at the forefront of the fight against oppression in Iran
Hong Kong Student Jailed Over Tiananmen Square Protest Banner
Zeng Yuxuan, 23, was sentenced to six months in prison on charges of sedition
He Was Wrongfully Imprisoned for 41 Years. Now He Has His First Solo Exhibition
In “We Are the Willing,” quilter Gary Tyler revisits his time in prison and explores his newfound freedom
How Many Died in Nazi Concentration Camps on British Soil?
The U.K. is investigating the death toll on the island of Alderney, which German soldiers occupied in 1940
How a Jungle Prison Became a Famous Spaceport
An anthropologist explains how the South American launch site for the James Webb Space Telescope evolved
China’s Last Emperor Brought This Wristwatch With Him to Prison
He gave the timepiece, which just sold for $6.2 million, to his Russian translator at a Soviet detention camp
Quarantine Hospital and Cemetery Found Underwater Off the Coast of Florida
Before it was submerged, a small island was home to 19th-century yellow fever patients
Pentagon Releases Guantánamo Bay Prisoners’ Art
Since 2017, detainees have been barred from taking their art out of the prison
Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Released From Prison After Declaring Hunger Strike
The renowned filmmaker had been arrested in July when authorities reactivated a 2010 sentence
Guantánamo Detainees Ask Biden to Let Them Keep Their Art
An open letter calls for the reversal of a ruling giving the government ownership of work made in the prison
Adnan Syed, Subject of ‘Serial,’ Is Released From Prison
The decision comes 23 years after he was convicted for the murder of 18-year-old Hae Min Lee
Untold Stories of American History
The History of California’s Inmate Firefighter Program
The initiative, which finds prisoners working as first responders and rescuers, dates back to the 1940s
The Daring Rescue Mission That Freed 15 Hostages Held in the Colombian Jungle for Years
A new exhibition at the International Spy Museum revisits Operación Jaque, a covert 2008 plot led by the Colombian military
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