Nov 23 | Jail calls: Ohio inmates say incriminating, damaging things on reco... In one call, an inmate admitted that he tried to outrun police on his motorcycle, which helped establish that he was willfully and dangerously fleeing and eluding an officer |
Nov 22 | Ala. carries out nation’s 3rd nitrogen gas execution on inmate in 1... Carey Dale Grayson, 50, was executed at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility; he was one of four convicted in the killing |
Nov 22 | 'Giving me a future': Inmates at Nev. prison say cosmetology progra... The New Path program gives women at Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center the tools to pursue cosmetology careers upon release |
Nov 22 | Conn. prison system still falling short in programming for incarcer... The state report says the Connecticut Department of Correction is overusing isolation and not addressing the trauma experienced by incarcerated youth |
Nov 21 | 2 more COs plead guilty in 2023 death of Ala. inmate A total of eight Walker County Jail employees have entered plea agreements related to the death of Tony Mitchell |
Nov 21 | Prosecutors ordered not to use papers taken from Sean 'Diddy' Combs... The seizure came during a multi-day sweep of all cells at the MDC Brooklyn, intended to remove any contraband as an anti-violence measure |
Nov 21 | Susan Smith denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling... Smith made international headlines in 1994 when she insisted for nine days that a carjacker drove away with her sons |
Nov 20 | Lab tests challenge claim that drugs are smuggled into Rikers mainl... On average, just 11 of the 71 items, or 15%, that had tested positive for fentanyl in the field tests also tested positive in the lab, a Department of Investigation report states |
Nov 20 | Former Mo. prison transforms into new correctional training facility The Academy for Excellence in Corrections is designed to accommodate up to 144 trainees as they learn, practice and prepare for their career in an authentic environment |
Nov 20 | 2 former W.Va. corrections officers plead guilty in inmate's 2022 d... The Southern Regional Jail COs admitted each face up to 30 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 after pleading guilty to a federal civil rights violation |