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Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the...
Suleja prison: 108 inmates on the run in Nigeria
BBC via AOL· 5 days agoAt the time Islamist fighters said they carried out the attack to free some of their members. More than 5,000 inmates have escaped during prison breaks...
More than 100 inmates break free from a Nigerian prison after heavy rains
Newsday· 5 days agoMore than 100 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria near the capital city of Abuja after overnight heavy rains destroyed parts of the facility, ...
Archibald: A rare toast to the Alabama Senate
Birmingham News· 4 days agoHere’s to the Alabama Senate, that on Thursday passed – 31 to zip – a bill to give inmates a chance to take part in their parole hearings, if only...
Local officials continue push to close overcrowded, understaffed Green Bay prison
TMJ4 Milwaukee· 6 days agoState lawmakers from the Green Bay area, local elected officials, former inmates and advocates gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to ask the Legislature and the governor to ...
Pope Francis to Visit Verona For a Trip Centered on Peace and Justice
National Catholic Register· 12 hours agoThe Holy See Press Office on Monday released the Pope’s schedule for the one-day trip scheduled for...
‘A blot on our legal system’: New head of prisons’ union calls for urgent review of indefinite...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoExclusive: Britain must properly fund prison system to ease current ‘impossible’ situation – or else...
Ohio Senate gets bill to increase penalties for drug, human trafficking
The Center Square· 14 hours agoHouse Bill 322, which passed the House with an 80-13 vote but has yet to be introduced in the...
Roundtable discussion focuses on future of GBCI
WBAY Green Bay· 6 days agoStaffing shortages, prison overcrowding, and an aging facility are some of the major concerns of people who want change at the Green Bay Correctional...
Bill would add penalty for taking organs without family consent
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 4 days agoTuscaloosa Representative Chris England says the law itself is already on the books, but his bill...