| Aug 21 | Two Calif. COs injured after assault by inmates Both correctional officers were taken to a local hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released |
| Aug 21 | Most American Indian tribes opt out of federal death penalty American Indian tribes for decades have been able to tell prosecutors if they want death penalty considered for certain crimes on their land. Nearly all have rejected it |
| Aug 21 | Va. deputy dies after suffering medical emergency on duty Cpl. Gibran Barclift, 39, joined the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office in 2002 |
| Aug 21 | Judge shot, wounded near Ohio courthouse; suspect killed by probati... Police said a man who was in the car with the suspected shooter was taken into custody |
| Aug 21 | Ariz. county begins initiative to help homeless in jail system Caseworkers meet with homeless inmates and connect them to apartments, medical care and jobs immediately upon release in an effort to keep them from coming back |
| Aug 21 | Officials say W.Va. jails, prisons in crisis Secretary Jeff Sandy said eight corrections officers a week on average are getting hurt at work |
| Aug 20 | Fla. gov. removes anti-death penalty prosecutor from cop killing case Sam Howard and Matthew Baxter died in a district where top prosecutor says she will no longer seek death penalty |
| Aug 20 | Man accused of cutting off woman's nipples pleads guilty A South Dakota man accused of sitting on a woman and slicing off her nipples with a pair of scissors has pleaded guilty |
| Aug 20 | Ky. jail inmates fight with COs, set fire The inmates stacked blankets, toilet paper, mail and other flammable items against entry doors and set them on fire |
| Aug 20 | Mo. death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court Marcellus Williams is set to die by injection Tuesday |