Two mass graves containing the remains of executed individuals from the Greek Civil War have been discovered in Thessaloniki.

A historian answers Bolts readers’ questions on the deep roots of forced labor in U.S. prisons, how it operates today, and ...

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way ...

A 57-year-old man jailed in Pennsylvania mutilated a civilian during the civil wars that ravaged the Balkans in the 90s, ...

A former Syrian military official who oversaw one of the country's most notorious prisons during the civil war has been charged with multiple counts of torture, U.S. federal authorities announced ...

Legislation that could reach the governor’s desk this week would replace local control of the department with a state board.