A prison often described as one of the most haunted locations in the UK will be closing its doors in the new year.
One inmate seemingly couldn't wait a few more hours to be released and decided to go on the run instead.
It's not just human offenders who face a prison sentence for committing a crime in some parts of the world.
The image of an allegedly 'agitated' apparition has been caught on camera at the notoriously haunted prison.
A mother in Ukraine attempted to break her son out of jail by single-handedly digging an escape tunnel.
A notorious prankster who has been terrifying random passers-by is now facing up to 5 years imprisonment.
A man who is in jail for murder maintains that he should be released because he 'died' and was resuscitated.
A Russian man could go to prison for five years for using a pet cat to attack a police officer.
Female inmates at a jail in Tihar, India have been left hysterical by a ghost that is said to wail every night.
A former prison regarded to be one of Britain's most haunted buildings has a long and disturbing history.
Shepton Mallet Prison in Somerset is believed by many to be one of Britain's most haunted buildings.
The FBI has used 3D-printing to recreate the decoy heads used by three men to escape Alcatraz prison.
A new theory suggests that Earhart and Fred Noonan were taken prisoner in Saipan and later executed.
A forensic artist has pieced together the appearance of a woman who was once imprisoned for witchcraft.
Today marks the 55th anniversary of the escape of three men from the 'inescapable' Alcatraz prison.
Our brains may actually perceive only a fraction of reality to help ensure the survival of our species.
A remarkable new plan could see drug convicts incarcerated within a prison guarded by crocodiles.
New evidence suggests that the men who escaped the infamous prison 50 years ago did make it to safety.
A new study has explored what happened to three men who vanished after escaping the island prison.
The dungeon in which Vlad the Impaler was imprisoned by the Turks has been found at Tokat Castle.