Pope Benedict XVI visits prison

Pope Benedict XVI visited a prison for hardened criminals in Rome, where he said overcrowding amounted to "a double sentence." Russ Mitchell reports.

• Dec 18, 2011
• 0:25

Manhunt underway after 2 escaped inmates steal van in Okla.

The inmates stole the transport van as they were being taken to a correctional facility in Kansas

• Aug 22, 2017

Louis Taylor: How did I fall through the cracks for 42 years?

Tonight on the "CBS Evening News," Bill Whitaker speaks with the Arizona man who served 42 years in prison after a questionable conviction in a Tucson hotel fire. Louis Taylor tells CBS News that cases like his aren't "supposed to happen in America."

• Apr 3, 2013
• 0:32

Steve Kroft revisits the case of Louis Taylor, who may have been falsely accused and imprisoned for decades for setting a hotel fire that killed 28

Steve Kroft revisits the case of Louis Taylor, who may have been falsely accused and imprisoned for decades for setting a hotel fire in Tucson that killed 28.

• Mar 31, 2013
• 15:11

It's hard to believe people would confess to a heinous crime they didn't commit, but they do -- especially teenagers

It's hard to believe people would confess to a heinous crime they didn't commit, but they do -- especially teenagers -- and there is no place in the U.S. where this has occurred more than in Chicago. Byron Pitts reports.

• Dec 9, 2012
• 13:31

The punk rock band "Pussy Riot" remains a voice of dissent in Russia, even though some of its members are in prison or in hiding

The punk rock band "Pussy Riot" remains a voice of dissent in Russia, even though some of its members are in prison or in hiding. Lesley Stahl reports.

• Jun 23, 2013
• 13:47

His 1971 story "After Attica" was trademark 60 Minutes, said longtime executive editor Phil Scheffler. Phil died today at 85

His 1971 story "After Attica" was trademark 60 Minutes, said longtime executive editor Phil Scheffler. Phil died today at 85.

• Apr 7, 2016
• 19:32

Scenes from an Italian restaurant -- behind bars

Eight nights a year a high security prison in Volterra, Italy, turns into a restaurant where the prisoners do all the work

• Jul 22, 2017

O.J. Simpson then and now

From football fields to Hollywood to courtrooms, see O.J. through the years

• Jul 20, 2017
• 64 photos

"Very hard to do": Prison guard on O.J. Simpson as parole hearing looms

Simpson's fate is in hands of four Nevada parole board commissioners who will hear arguments about whether to release him

• Jul 19, 2017

1-800-Con-Man

Of all the con artists 60 Minutes has featured, Miami's Danny Faries is one of the most notorious... and inventive. For four years, while in jail on a murder charge, Faries ran a massive credit card scam - all without leaving his 6 x 8 foot cell. Mike Wallace reports.

• Nov 3, 2008
• 6:46

Former Israeli prime minister released from prison

Ehud Olmert was convicted in 2014 in a wide-ranging case that accused him of accepting bribes to promote a real-estate project in Jerusalem and obstructing justice

• Jul 2, 2017

500-pound WWII bomb to force evacuation of prison

109 detainees at Regensburg, Germany jail will have to clear out while workers remove massive bomb found by construction crew

• Jun 29, 2017

Activists: U.S.-led coalition strike kills dozens of ISIS prisoners

At least 42 civilians purportedly among dead as warplanes hammer ISIS-run jail in Syrian province of Deir Ezzor

• Jun 27, 2017

Authorities recapture prison inmate after 32 years

Steven Dishman escaped from prison while serving a 7-year sentence for theft and burglary

• Jun 26, 2017

Working for $1 a day: ex-immigration detainees allege abuse

The private prison industry could face consequences from their reliance on cheap labor from immigrants who haven't been convicted

• Jun 22, 2017

Lawsuit: Inmates threatened with confinement if they discussed one topic

The lawsuit says after inmates tried to tell relatives about the scabies outbreak over the phone, their phone privileges were revoked

• Jun 19, 2017

Man who killed parents hatched unusual plan to escape prison

The plan involved hiding in a bottomless wooden box in a big mound of sawdust from the prison's woodshop that is hauled away periodically by a local farmer

• Jun 5, 2017

Prison brawl leads guards to open fire on inmates, authorities say

Guards fired nearly two-dozen rounds at inmates after fistfight sparked mayhem at Pelican Bay State Prison near Oregon border

• May 24, 2017

Inmates learn Braille in hopes of getting work after prison

"To know I could actually do something good for somebody, that is good to know," one inmate said

• May 24, 2017

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from August 15, 2013

One day after the violent crackdown on supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, the death toll continues to mount. Hundreds of bodies have been lined up at a Cairo mosque; and, former inmates often have trouble finding jobs, but Sweet Beginnings, a Chicago company that produces honey and skin care products, is helping them gain work experience.

• Aug 15, 2013
• 21:05

Watchdog: 2 inmates hid computers, tapped prison network

Lack of supervision at Marion Correctional Institution enabled two prisoners to carry out suspicious activities, the Ohio inspector general's office reported

• Apr 12, 2017

"Orange Is the New Black" trailer picks up right where intense cliffhanger left off

Season four ended with a major death, a riot breaking out in the prison, and a main character holding a correction officer at gunpoint

• Apr 11, 2017

Full episode of the CBS Evening News from October 17, 2013

Two prisoners both serving life sentences for murder escaped from a Florida prison within 11 days of each other. Prison officials released them after receiving documents bearing the forged signature of a circuit judge; and marine biologist Nan Hauser has studied humpback whales extensively in the South Pacific. She explains to Scott Pelley for "60 Minutes" why the animals use a complex mix of far-reaching sounds to communicate underwater.

• Oct 17, 2013
• 21:21

3 prison staffers injured, fire set in disturbance: officials

Sixteen inmates were directly involved in the uprising at Lincoln Correctional Center, prison officials said

• Apr 8, 2017

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