3 corrections workers, 7 inmates indicted in alleged Jessup contraband schemes

Ten people have been charged in three alleged contraband smuggling operations in an Anne Arundel County maximum security ...

DNA of former corrections officer found on inmate he’s accused of assaulting, authorities say

The DNA of a former corrections officer at the Atlantic County jail charged with sexually assaulting an inmate was found on ...

CT prison inmate accused of attacking female guard dies by suicide, officials say

The man was accused of attacking a female correction officer at a different prison earlier this week, officials said.

Female inmate sent to Delaware prison while suing CT on sexual assault claims brought back to state

Lashanda Gregory was sent to a Delaware prison as she was seeking the right to sue Connecticut on claims she was sexually ...

For family of slain inmate, prison reform has become their mission

For Robert Brooks Jr., the murder of his father last year at the hands of multiple correction officers at Marcy Correctional ...

Louisiana manhunt continues as dangerous inmate charged with attempted murder remains on the run

Louisiana authorities hunt for Keith Eli, the last of three inmates who escaped St. Landry Parish jail by scaling walls. One ...

Prison officer jailed for smuggling drugs snd tobacco to inmate partner

A prison officer has been jailed for hatching a plot to smuggle contraband, including drugs and tobacco, to her inmate ...

Banned: California prisoners can’t read book by former inmate

The banned book is “What Kind of Bird Can’t Fly: A Memoir of Resilience and Resurrection,” by Dorsey Nunn and co-author Lee ...
The Advocate

Inmate with violent history who escaped from Vermilion jail captured in Lafayette

Gavin Garnica, a 23-year-old escapee from Vermilion Parish Correctional Center was caught Friday. He was apprehended along ...
Delco Times

Delaware County prison incidents: shank found in mattress; murder defendant charged in spitting on guard

Jedidiah Grant, 24, of the 200 block of East 24th Street was charged by the Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division ...
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Prison officer jailed for smuggling cannabis to inmate boyfriend in Birmingham jail

A group of four people, including a prison officer, schemed to smuggle cannabis and tobacco into HMP Birmingham using an ...

Idaho prison system calls for strengthened sexual abuse law in response to InvestigateWest series

The director of Idaho's prison system has laid out plans to increase protections against sexual abuse of inmates and to increase accountability for those accused. The move comes ...