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Ex-prison warden faces trial over inmate abuse allegations
[ad_1] OAKLAND, Calif. — The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison known as the “rape club” went on trial Monday, accused of…
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Egypt announces freedom, mass pardon for 30 jailed activists
[ad_1] CAIRO — Egypt announced late Thursday the release of 30 political activists from jail, the latest in a series of mass releases from…
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Wave of sex abuse lawsuits seen as NY opens door for victims
[ad_1] ALBANY, N.Y. — Sexual assault victims in New York will get a one-time opportunity to sue over their abuse starting Thursday, under a…
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Man gets jail for joining Capitol riot after Tinder date
[ad_1] A Delaware business owner has been sentenced to 30 days of incarceration for storming the U.S. Capitol after seeing the riot erupt on…
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Hearing for Iowa teen who killed rapist moved to January
[ad_1] DES MOINES, Iowa — An judge on Friday set a hearing for January to consider whether to order prison for an 18-year-old sex-trafficking…
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Iowa teen who killed rapist being held in jail after escape
[ad_1] DES MOINES, Iowa — An 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who killed her rapist was being held in an Iowa jail Wednesday and could…
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Texas to execute man for killing mother nearly 20 years ago
[ad_1] HOUSTON — A Texas inmate whose lawyers say has a history of mental illness is set to be executed Wednesday for killing his…
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Philippine prisons chief charged in journalist’s killing
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities filed murder complaints on Monday against the top prisons official and an aide, accusing them of masterminding the…
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Former officer: Alabama ‘not in control’ of state prisons
[ad_1] MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A former corrections officer on Friday compared Alabama prisons to a “third world country with a concrete floor” and said…
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US jails rife with violence, abuse and overcrowding
[ad_1] In California, lawyers accused staff at the Los Angeles County jail of chaining mentally ill detainees to chairs for days at a time.…
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Wash. Supreme Court: Registered sex offender can be a lawyer
[ad_1] SEATTLE — A divided Washington Supreme Court on Thursday approved a registered sex offender’s application to become an attorney in the state. Zachary…
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Records: Lying officers unpunished in 2018 inmate death
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Three former Illinois prison guards face life behind bars after the 2018 fatal beating of a 65-year-old inmate in a…
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Federal prison worker pleads guilty to inmate sex abuse
[ad_1] OAKLAND, Calif. — One of five workers accused of sexually abusing inmates at a federal women’s prison in California pleaded guilty on Thursday,…
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Oklahoma sues federal prisons for inmate it wants to execute
[ad_1] OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is suing the Federal Bureau of Prisons for custody of a state death row inmate whom the bureau is…
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Prison deaths mount in El Salvador’s gang crackdown
[ad_1] SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Jesús Joya says his brother was “special” — at 45, he was childlike, eager to please. He was…
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Shuffle of juvenile prisoners lands 8 at adult penitentiary
[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS — A controversial transfer of juvenile prisoners to a temporary facility at Louisiana’s sprawling high security prison farm for adult convicts…
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Death sentence upheld for killer with gender dysphoria claim
[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the death sentence Wednesday for an inmate who argued her attorneys didn’t properly raise in…
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Iran officials say Tehran prison blaze has been extinguished
[ad_1] CAIRO — A towering blaze at a notorious prison housing political prisoners and anti-government activists in Iran’s capital injured at least nine people…
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Calls mount for Filipino ex-senator freedom after jail riot
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines — Human rights activists pressed their call Monday for the immediate release of a former Philippine opposition senator after she was…
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Gunfire, blasts in western Iran amid Mahsa Amini protests
[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The sound of apparent gunshots and explosions echoed early Monday through the streets of a western Iranian city,…