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Inmate hung a noose. Jailers too busy watching 'explicit video' to intervene, inspectors say
LA Times via AOL· 2 days agoCommission inspectors who wrote the report. “What’s the purpose of the security check if you’re not...
How Washington state is retraining inmates to fight wildfires
Reuters· 1 day agoTeach the inmates the skills needed to help prevent forest fires - and in the process, give them an...
Wisconsin warden, 8 staffers charged following probe into inmate deaths
NBC Chicago· 21 hours agoGuards at Wisconsin's oldest maximum-security prison failed to provide basic care for inmates who...
Death row inmate Isaiah Tryon loses his last appeal of his conviction
The Oklahoman· 1 day agoDeath row inmate Isaiah Tryon has exhausted his appeals of his conviction a dozen years after he...
WBR: Inmate in custody after escaping parish jail, refused to get out of pond
WAFB Baton Rouge· 6 days agoAn inmate is back in custody after escaping from the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail Friday evening....
Charges against warden and guards renew calls to close Wisconsin's 'Shawshank'-like prison
Wisconsin State Journal· 2 hours agoThe charges brought Wednesday against Randall Hepp, the warden at the maximum-security Waupun...
Waupun warden, eight others, charged with crimes over inmate deaths
Wisconsin Examiner via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHepp, and eight members of his staff, had been charged with crimes related to the treatment of...
After city jail fire, Portsmouth plans to keep inmates at Hampton Roads Regional Jail until purchase...
The Virginian-Pilot· 18 hours agoA fire at the Portsmouth City Jail last week forced more than 150 inmates and staff to move to the...
Police arrest inmate missing from Lincoln Community Corrections Center for two months
1011 News· 15 hours agoA inmate who walked away from the Community Corrections Center - Lincoln for two months was...
Former Wisconsin Prison Warden and Employees Charged in Inmate Deaths
New York Times· 1 day agoInmates had complained about a monthslong lockdown that cut them off from family members and timely...