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Morgan County commission approves position eliminations and an 8% increase in pay for full-time COs
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CO trainees who complete the 10-week academy will have a starting salary of no less than $50,712
Lawmakers have been wrestling with what to do about a group of inmates who were possibly unfairly punished
The Department of Corrections and governor’s office disclosed in December that a software coding error led to the early release of up to 3,200 prisoners since 2002 because of miscalculated sentences
The plan was supported by lawmakers and calls for closing 14 of the state’s 16 facilities
If his murder conviction appeal is rejected, his earliest potential release date is May 22, 2038
No where does it say the cook and cook supervisor are essential
The total overtime payout for jail employees has jumped by at least 67 percent since 2012 when the top earner made $115K
Former Oklahoma City Officer Daniel Holtzclaw was sentenced last month to 263 years in prison
Their need for strong tools to cut their way out had led to investigators believing they must have had help
Deputies determined that inmate had been on the run more than an hour and a half before the sheriff’s office was called
The cameras also have an interesting feature that automatically redacts faces, body parts and other objects
Lack of support, compensation, exposure to disease and no sick leave are contributing factors to issues cited by the union
A push is underway in New Mexico to lengthen prison terms and let judges deny bail
The state closed its large, long-term psychiatric hospitals but filled its prisons with a similar population
Now, even those who were convicted long ago must be considered for parole or given a new sentence
Currently, Harris County has 32 people assigned to the combined office of Inspector General and Internal Affairs Division
The men had filed unrelated but similar lawsuits against the city for wrongful convictions
The proposal would allow copayments of up to $10 for every self-initiated, non-emergency visit
What can we do if we find ourselves stressed out?
The justices said a Superior Court judge erred last year in declaring that a confession given to police in 1991 was inadmissible
Ninety-four-year-old Carlos Tapia-Ponce is doing life for running a Colombia-to-Los Angeles drug trafficking operation
Brandon Astor Jones, 72, is scheduled to be put to death Feb. 2 at the state prison in Jackson
Police say it was a scheme to obtain prescription narcotics, synthetic marijuana, tobacco and pornography
Whether a fight in the yard, a fall down the steps in the tiers, or a take-down that gets out of hand, blunt trauma is a common emergency situation in a correctional facility
He had been in segregation since April 2013 after he was suspected of killing his cellmate
Mexican officials have said the meeting helped them track down El Chapo
He praised corrections officers and prison employees as ‘unsung heroes’ for their work
An indictment accuses 17 people of participating in a drug trafficking ring that distributed significant quantities of meth
The incident is under investigation by the state police and the sheriff’s department
The court said it applied to each case, even if a prisoner’s bank account is depleted
Good-time needs to be desired — it needs to be a tangible possibility for inmates while simultaneously being hard to acquire
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