The inmate and another detainee fled an overcrowded jail after sawing through their cell bars with blades that investigators ...

Two prisoners escaped from a French jail using bed sheets after sawing through the bars of their cell, a prosecutor said Thursday. France has some of the worst prison overcrowding in Europe, and staff ...

The stern appearance of Wandsworth prison is enough to make grown people shudder. Based in leafy south-west London, the Victorian-era facility - with its gaunt brick walls and a dark intimidating ...