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Idaho budget committee approves $1.9M prison request

DOC will begin hiring 90 correctional officers and support staff in the takeover of a privately managed state prison

January 21, 2014 03:53 AM

Inmate shows up to court too high to stand

Prompted court-ordered drug testing and an investigation into the jail

January 21, 2014 03:45 AM

Inmate gets additional 16 months for battering COs

Tried to pull CO through meal trap door, spat at another officer

January 21, 2014 03:43 AM

Fired CO who got foot rub files appeal, claims no wrongdoing

CO Leodegario Buan may have been caught on camera getting a foot massage by a maximum security inmate while in uniform and on duty, but he contends it was his former employer that acted inappropriately

January 21, 2014 03:37 AM

Idaho DOC seeks money for training

Requesting an extra $1.9 million this fiscal year to hire staff and prepare for the management transition

January 18, 2014 04:33 AM

Ohio killer’s execution takes almost 25 minutes

Dennis McGuire’s attorney Allen Bohnert called the convicted killer’s death “a failed, agonizing experiment”

January 17, 2014 04:37 AM

Action needed now for SC’s mentally ill inmates, advocates say

Advocates are urging state prison system to follow judge’s order and draw up detailed plan within 180 days to reform mental illness programs

January 17, 2014 04:32 AM

Fired Iowa corrections officer: Co-workers faced lesser punishment

Fired for using photos of staff and inmates to put their faces on bodies of celebrities and animals

January 17, 2014 04:07 AM

Ala. Senate OKs prison task force

Will look for solutions to overcrowding

January 17, 2014 03:50 AM

Va. lawmakers reconsider electric chair for executions

A shortage of lethal injection drugs has led Virginia lawmakers to reconsider the electric chair as the default mode for final punishment

January 16, 2014 04:23 AM