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Early release prisoners to ease overcrowding backed by MSPs
BBC News· 7 days agoMSPs have voted in favour of releasing more than 500 prisoners early to address overcrowding in...
California could end forced prison labor. Will lawmakers send this measure to the ballot?
Los Angeles Times· 4 hours agoCalifornia lawmakers have revived a proposal that could ask voters to ban involuntary servitude from...
Local jail erroneously released a Philly man being held on $250,000 bail
Philly.com· 2 days agoOver the weekend, a rumor swept through the Philadelphia jails, which last year saw four people...
Governor at new ‘super-prison’ suffering staff exodus will take over jail hit by 10 deaths in three...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoG4S said the two “short-lived incidents were resolved by onsite G4S staff”, with all 20 prisoners...
Fears for father trapped in jail for 12 years over stealing a mobile phone after he set himself...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 days agoNow back in the same prison where he first started his jail term 12 years ago, HMP Manchester – also...
Bay County Jail inmate died from fentanyl provided by fellow prisoner, police allege
MLive.com· 6 days agoAn inmate of the Bay County Jail accused of providing a fellow prisoner with a fatal batch of drugs...
US government's top hostage negotiator defends prisoner swaps with foreign adversaries
WSB Radio· 6 days agoWASHINGTON — (AP) — The U.S. government's top hostage negotiator defended prisoner swaps that free...
Putin gets new bargaining chip against US
Newsweek· 6 hours agoGordon Black, a U.S. serviceman who was detained last month during an unauthorized visit to Vladivostok, Russia, has been sentenced to three years and...
Prisoners make flower baskets to help reduce crime
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPrisoners have been making flower displays for a Lincolnshire town. Inmates at North Sea Camp jail have built 88 hanging baskets and floor-standing planters ...
Lee County Jail facilities cover wide spectrum
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTUPELO - A jail and sheriff’s office serving an area the size of Lee County brings many services under a single umbrella. The necessity of operating such an omnibus means, ...
