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Riot erupts at jail amid overcrowding crisis
Daily Telegraph· 7 days agoThree inmates were taken to hospital after riot officers were called to tackle disorder at a jail where 10 offenders have died in the past three months,...
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...
Despite First Step Act, some federal inmates remain in prison extra months
NBC News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe Trump-era First Step Act has allowed thousands of nonviolent federal offenders to earn shortened...
Nevada death row inmate Norman Belcher dies by suicide
KSNV 3 Las Vegas· 4 days agoNorman Belcher, a Nevada inmate who was on death row for the murder of a 15-year-old girl, died last...
Former Danbury inmate pleads guilty in razor blade attack at federal prison
The News-Times· 4 days agoAttorney’s Office said. Jonathan...District Court in New Haven. According to court records,...
Mount Vernon jailer passed tubes of pot to inmate: DA
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Mount Vernon city jailer facing a misdemeanor contraband charge allegedly passed tubes...
Secrets of Alcatraz: 5 Facts About the Notorious Prison You Probably Didn't Know
Architectural Digest via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn 1907, the Army redesignated Alcatraz as...escape risks by other penitentiaries. According to the...
Wisconsin warden and eight staff members charged following probes into inmate deaths
KLAS Las Vegas· 2 days agoMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The warden of a maximum-security Wisconsin prison and eight members of his...
Albanian crime boss who flooded UK with cocaine could be freed years early
Daily Telegraph· 3 days agoIn Albania, inmates can use prison love-making rooms for up to four hours a month to spend time with...
Ohio jails shouldn’t be death sentences for those with drug, mental health issues | Editorial
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn some instances, jail staff withheld life-saving medicine and equipment and failed to stop the...