Tenn. bill moves forward that could penalize CoreCivic, private owner of Trousdale prison
The Midstate father of an inmate who died in Tennessee's largest private prisons wants to make sure no one else feels his ...
‘You’re His Property’: Embattled Mississippi sheriff used inmates and county resources for personal gain, former inmates and deputy say
Bryan Bailey, the Mississippi sheriff whose department had been under federal investigation for torturing people, staffed his ...
‘You’re His Property’: How One Sheriff Used Inmate Labor on His Family Farm
In Mississippi, incarcerated trusties cleaned chicken houses, fixed cars and installed flooring for the benefit of a local ...
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What to stream: ‘Wicked’ at home, Selena Gomez in love and Ellen Pompeo in ‘Good American Family’
Wicked” landing on Peacock for home sing-alongs and Ellen Pompeo starring in her first big role since stepping back from ...
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Former Peoria County jailer charged with misconduct
He’s accused of bringing a battery into the Peoria County Jail and giving it to an inmate. Prosecutors did not oppose his pretrial release but wanted certain conditions imposed upon him.
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Fire moves Beaufort County inmates to Pitt County Detention Center
Inmates at the Beaufort County Detention Center have been temporarily relocated to Pitt County after a fire broke out at the Washington facility Wednesday night. Beaufort County Detention Center ...
Yakima Herald-Republic17d
Harrah murder suspect accused of stabbing inmate during jail fight
A Harrah man charged with stabbing a man to death is now accused of stabbing a fellow jail inmate. Jerid Joe Winters, 24, was ordered held on an additional $250,000 bail in connection with the Feb ...
Irish Examiner17d
Cork Prison's pop-up restaurant offers inmates 'a second chance'
Two older inmates stopped in a circular area on their way back to their cells to take a look at an exhibition of craft work carried out by prisoners in prisons across the country — which were ...
Los Angeles Times18d
Four deputies sent to hospital after attack by inmates at L.A.’s Men’s Central Jail
Four sheriff’s deputies at Men’s Central Jail were attacked Sunday by a group of inmates armed with a shank, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials and two sources ...
Walla Walla Union Bulletin18d
California lawmakers may give inmate firefighters a raise
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Inmate firefighters housed in California’s county jails and state prisons would earn an hourly wage of up to $19 under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.
KOTA TV18d
Several West River breweries participating in Craft Beer Week
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The South Dakota Craft Brewers Guild hosts their annual ‘Craft Beer Week’ this week. With seven member breweries located in West River, there are plenty of places for ...
New York Post18d
Female prison guard accused of sexually abusing inmates — including notorious ‘Suitcase Killer’ Heather Mack
Brittany Hall, 31, was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 6 — charged with sexually abusing four inmates while she was the guard in charge of supervising the MCC’s Unit 12. Hall ...