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A former Fulton County Jail inmate, who reports being stabbed 13 times, claims the county and the sheriff’s office are responsible for the jail’s dangerous conditions
The search uncovered narcotics, including cocaine, K2 and marijuana in vacuum-sealed bags, dozens of fentanyl-soaked papers, cigarettes, tobacco and ceramic blades
While wiretapping to detect drone drops, investigators overheard conversations indicating that COs were aiding a Valdosta State Prison inmate in moving drugs and more
The contempt motion seeks $5 per prisoner per day in damages until two baseline conditions are met: CO vacancies are reduced to 30% of budgeted positions and all prisoners are getting at least an hour a day out of their cells
Correctional officers testified about how they feared for their co-worker’s life as an inmate choked him to the point of unconsciousness inside a Lincoln prison in 2022
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is petitioning the county Superior Court to resentence 14 men — all being held in San Quentin State Prison — to terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole
“I’ve decided to drop my appeals and have my sentence carried out… I was fairly tried and convicted. I agreed with the court’s decision,” the inmate said
The inmate attempted to facilitate the killings through his cellmate at Corrigan, court documents state
The six men incarcerated at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility reached a settlement with the state that will allow them to view the solar eclipse “in accordance with their sincerely held religious beliefs”
Between September 2020 and May 2022, a group of inmates housed at Donaldson Correctional Facility used telephone scams called “skits” to trick Home Depot employees into activating pre-paid gift cards
The suit accuses a CO of failing to tour the unit and leaving his post unstaffed the night an inmate died of a heart attack; after the CO departed, there was no floor officer in the housing unit for the next 15 hours
The concern is that the change to the New Hampshire Constitution could prevent correctional officers from assigning work to people who are serving time
The suit argues that the April 8 lockdown violates inmates’ constitutional rights to practice their faiths by preventing them from taking part in a religiously significant event
The Legislative Analyst’s Office suggested that over the next four years, the state can save up to $1 billion annually if it closes five more prisons
“Virginia’s consistently low recidivism rates demonstrate our commitment to evidence-based re-entry. We want everyone in our custody and under our supervision to make the best possible return to society,” VADOC Director Chad Dotson said
The former CO created a digital token he called Blazar Token and marketed it to police, fire personnel, EMTs and other first responders with the promise that it would supplement their pension plan
The inmate was sentenced to die for the 1999 beating death of Daisy Hallum, 70, and to life without parole for the shotgun slaying of her son, Sam Hallum, 38
Nakie Nunley pleaded guilty last year to four counts of sexual abuse of a ward and five lesser felonies of abusive sexual contact of five women
The former Dade Correctional CO was found guilty of second-degree murder
Auditors added “reliance on unsupported software increases risk over the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information in the department’s custody. There appears to be a lack of management oversight”
Until September 2022, COs with religious exemptions could have beards up to an inch; CDCR then mandated reapplication for these exemptions to ensure masks fit properly
In a February memo, the probation department announced plans to redeploy 250 field officers on 60-day rotations to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall and the Barry J. Nidorf Secure Youth Treatment Facility
The city’s briefing comes in response to a filing that urged a judge to appoint an outside official to run the system due to an increase in jail violence despite a smaller population compared to eight years ago
A psychologist specializing in forensic evaluations said the department at the Twin Towers jail discriminated and retaliated against her over several years while she worked there
The mayor said the cop had worked for the Pearl Police Department for about six months after having worked at other law enforcement agencies in the Jackson area
The inmate is accused of attacking Sgt. Mark Baserman, 60, in a housing unit’s day room at SCI-Somerset on Feb. 15, 2018
Improving staffing at Georgia’s prisons is one of the biggest challenges facing the system; A senator said it was important to study the staffing issue and come up with solutions to attract qualified COs
Employees at the Jessup Correctional Institution were only being paid for their scheduled shifts rather than when they clocked in and out
Cuyahoga County officials agreed to pay $175,000 to settle the lawsuit and agreed to make policy and procedural changes as part of the agreement
Attorney General Russell Coleman said that the families of victims deserve “justice” via these executions
The court determines if liability falls to jail staff members in a recent case involving an inmate suicide
The suit itself stated that the George W. Hill Correctional Facility warden “systematically targeted roughly sixty-eight (68) individuals who they terminated absent any notice, hearing, charge or due process whatsoever”
The new methods, including electrocution and nitrogen hypoxia, are approved to be used on the state’s nearly 60 death row inmates starting July 1
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