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Former Wisconsin Prison Warden and Employees Charged in Inmate Deaths
New York Times· 2 days agoInmates had complained about a monthslong lockdown that cut them off from family members and timely...
Wisconsin warden, 8 staff members charged following probes into inmate deaths
CBS News· 2 days agoThe warden of a maximum-security Wisconsin prison and eight members of his staff were charged...
Washington state inmates serve as wildland firefighters through pioneering program
Fox News· 23 hours agoIn Washington state, the Arcadia 20 program equips inmates with firefighting skills and offers a...
Secrets of Alcatraz: 5 Facts About the Notorious Prison You Probably Didn't Know
Architectural Digest via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoIn 1907, the Army redesignated Alcatraz as...escape risks by other penitentiaries. According to the...
North Dakota prisons running out of room; more state money requested
North Dakota Monitor via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoNorth Dakota inmates are serving longer sentences, causing prisons to run out of beds at a pace the...
Ohio jails shouldn’t be death sentences for those with drug, mental health issues | Editorial
Gannett via AOL· 20 hours agoIn some instances, jail staff withheld life-saving medicine and equipment and failed to stop the...
Ex-Wisconsin warden, 8 others charged after investigation into inmate deaths
USA Today· 1 day agoThe former warden and eight other workers at a long-troubled maximum-security prison in Wisconsin...
US warden arrested after inmate dies of malnutrition
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMr Hepp is charged with misconduct in public office. The other eight employees are charged with inmate abuse. Three of them also are charged with...
Inmates sue over Putnamville conditions
The Herald Bulletin· 2 days agoA state prisoner from Madison County was among more than 20 inmates who filed individual lawsuits this week against the Indiana Department of Correction...
Albanian crime boss who flooded UK with cocaine could be freed years early
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoIn Albania, inmates can use prison love-making rooms for up to four hours a month to spend time with...