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Jimcy McGirt, inmate behind landmark Supreme Court ruling, released from prison
Tulsa World· 1 day agoA man whose U.S. Supreme Court child sex abuse case changed the criminal justice system in Oklahoma...
'I had grown up in prison': Former inmates talk impact of adult justice system on youth
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt was generally every man for themselves because the system didn't protect them from institutional...
Sheriff makes room to address overcrowding at Lafayette jail
KADN· 2 days agoThe Lafayette Parish Correctional Center has taken steps, big and small, to address a persistent...
American missionary couple killed in Haiti, agency says
Fox News· 2 days agoTwo American Christian missionaries were killed by gang violence in Haiti on Thursday, said Missouri...
Amid discussion of new prisons, some South Dakota lawmakers on budget panel call for reforms
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDoug Burgum signed laws in 2017 that focused on reducing jail time for people who committed minor...
Saints say Superdome officials 'disingenuous' over payments
The Times and Democrat· 2 days agoNew Orleans Saints president Dennis Lauscha decried "disingenuous and unprofessional" conduct by the...
This weekend: Pools open, zine-making, jam bands, and Bryan Park's outdoor movie screening
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBryan Park is at 1001 S. Henderson St., and the movie begins around 9 p.m. Free. See Bloomington...
Lawmakers call for further inquiry into Virginia prison that had hypothermia hospitalizations
Associated Press· 3 days agoLawmakers pledged to press Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration for answers and called...
Walker County Sheriff gives inside look at the county jail
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 6 days agoThe upkeep of a jail can be expensive and constant, and the job never really ends. Sheriff Nick...
How ‘Shawshank Redemption’ Turned a Prison Into a Hellhole of a Tourist Magnet
The Hollywood Reporter· 2 days agoDufresne crawled to freedom through “five hundred yards of shit-smelling foulness” in The Shawshank...