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Naked inmate ‘left to die alone’ in pool of blood, Nevada suit says. Mom wants answers
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAfter Christian Walker was transferred to a different Nevada prison, he died within two days,...
Why Nevada wants to use drones inside prisons
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCorrections officers have become so difficult to hire and retain that robots may end up doing the job. Employers are scrambling to find teachers and...
California prisons price gouge necessities, leaving inmates struggling to pay for soap | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLaura Hernandez is no longer incarcerated, yet hundreds of dollars leave her bank account each year...
How many people are held in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and jails? Now there’s a number.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPoor and incomplete data collection makes it difficult to know the full scope of people held in...
Former inmate pleads guilty to $1M fraud scheme that involved Barstow residents
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Department of Justice announced that a former inmate pleaded guilty to participating in a $1...
Families paid Las Vegas-area prison employee to smuggle in items, phones: officials
KLAS articles via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoLAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Families of inmates incarcerated in a Las Vegas-area prison allegedly paid a...
Western fires outpace California effort to fill inmate crews
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs wildfires rage across California each year, exhausted firefighters call for reinforcements from...
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 2 weeks agoBlas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to...
Louisville needs new jail to help prevent deaths, investigator says
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn investigator told Louisville Metro Council members on Wednesday the city needs a new jail, blaming its design in part for a string of deaths at the downtown facility. The jail is "woefully ...