Those “jury duty” scam calls many Central Floridians have been getting may be coming from an unexpected place: a prison — linked to organized criminal networks.A joint investigation…
Read more Central Florida jury duty scam calls linked to Georgia prisonThree inmates who escaped from a jail east of Atlanta, including one who was being held on a murder charge, used jail phones to call friends on the…
Read more 3 inmates, including a murder suspect, captured in Florida after escape from Georgia jailIT’S A PROGRAM TRULY GIVING PUPS A NEW LEASH ON LIFE AS THEY WALK THE CORRIDORS OF LOUISIANA PRISON. YEAH. THE PARTNERSHIP, A COLLABORATION WITH THE SPCA, THE…
Read more News We Love: Dog training programs aim to give shelter pets, inmates a new ‘leash’ on lifeIllinois inmate shot and killed at federal prison in Sumter County WESH TWO NEWS. ALL RIGHT, HALEY, THANK YOU. MEANTIME, A FAMILY SAYS THEY HAVE QUESTIONS AFTER THEY…
Read more Illinois inmate shot and killed at federal prison in Sumter CountyA former supervisor at the McCurtain County jail has admitted in a criminal conspiracy case to having an inmate beaten after being told to give the teenager the…
Read more Former McCurtain County jailer pleads guilty to federal conspiracy charge over inmate assaultWhen Leah Marx began visiting Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles in 2010, it did not immediately raise alarm among the people who ran it. Most of…
Read more A popular L.A. sheriff touted reforms in a troubled system. Then a young FBI agent showed upA Texas man who admitted he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot an 18-year-old woman in 2001 was executed Wednesday evening.Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was pronounced dead at 6:50…
Read more Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old womanEight people at the women’s jail in Lynwood were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after they were exposed to a “toxic substance,” according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.…
Read more 6 inmates, 2 jailers hospitalized after ‘toxic substance’ exposure at women’s jail in LynwoodThe Tarrant County Jail on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com An inmate died after he was pepper sprayed while fighting with detention officers at the Tarrant…
Read more Tarrant County inmate dies after being pepper sprayed in fight during contraband checkDuring my five years as a doctor in Los Angeles County’s jail system, I personally saw hundreds of patients with hepatitis C who were not being treated for…
Read more Opinion: A deadly but curable disease is thriving in L.A.’s jails. That’s unacceptableWarning: This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. It was after the daily 9 p.m. head count at the California Institution for Women in Chino when she…
Read more 'Every woman's worst nightmare': Lawsuit alleges widespread sexual abuse at California prisons for womenA Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was arrested this week on suspicion of sexually assaulting an inmate while on duty at the women’s jail in Lynwood, authorities said…
Read more L.A. County sheriff’s deputy arrested on suspicion of on-duty sexual assault of inmateSACRAMENTO — For the first time in 30 years, the California prison system plans to nearly double most hourly wages for incarcerated workers, a proposal that comes amid a…
Read more California prisoners could get higher wages under new plan — but still less than $1 an hourA woman visiting an inmate at an Orange County jail was forgotten and left overnight in the visitor’s area of the lockup, authorities said. The woman, described only…
Read more Woman visiting inmate left overnight in Orange County jailIn one video, a jailer kneels on an inmate’s neck. In another, two deputies slam a man’s head into a wall. In yet another, two jailers punch a…
Read more Unsealed surveillance videos show violence against inmates inside L.A. County jailsOSLO — Inside Halden Fengsel, a high-security prison in Norway, inmates choose their own clothing. Knockoff track suits from designer brands such as Karl Lagerfeld are favored. They buy…
Read more California prison guards are dying too young. How Norway (yes, Norway) can helpANDALUSIA, Ala. (WSFA) – A family is outraged after an inmate died inside the Donaldson Correctional Facility in Jefferson County. The Alabama Department of Corrections reported that Denarieya…
Read more ‘His calls for help fell on deaf ears’: Family of slain inmate speaks out
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