Australia was a British penal colony between 1788 and 1868 and over 160,000 convicts were 'transported' here. Learn about these child convicts, why they were transported, how they lived in the colony ...

These are the haunting faces of South Australia’s rich criminal history. From murder and theft to the “crime” of fortune-telling, delve into these fascinating records of our villainous past. His ...

Additionally, the prison acted as a transportation point for approximately 4,000 prisoners to Australia – then a penal colony – in ... exhibit describing the history of the prison and its ...

Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a penal colony by a court in Russia in August US basketball player Brittney Griner has been sent to a Russian penal colony in a remote region south ...

As many were outraged over the sentence, even more people have expressed grave concern about Griner being transferred to the IK-2 penal colony in Mordovia to begin her sentence. The week Griner ...

Vladimir Pereverzin was imprisoned for seven years in some of Russia's most notorious jails and penal colonies on fabricated charges of embezzlement and fraud. Pereverzin tells Business Insider ...

The handwritten account of the people – and sheep – living around Sydney in 1800 is a fascinating snapshot of early colonial ...

Singapore's Peddling Pictures, the company behind docu-series 'Riot Island,' is presenting its new six-part fiction series ...

WNBA star Brittney Griner was moved to a women's penal colony in the western Russian region of Mordovia, according to Reuters. A source familiar with the situation told the outlet that she has ...

Australia was a British penal colony between 1788 and 1868 and over 160,000 convicts were 'transported' here. Learn about these child convicts, why they were transported, how they lived in the colony ...