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Policy questioned after freed Ill. inmates reoffend

There are currently 148 inmates with immigration holds still in county jail but up for release if they make bond

February 10, 2012 04:45 AM

Convicted NY fraudster sentenced in hit plot

Aaron Hand was sentenced Monday to an additional eight to 16 years in prison for the contract-killing scheme

February 07, 2012 11:35 AM

Maine woman eats drugs on way to jail

The woman attempted to ingest diverted Klonopin, an anti-anxiety medication

February 07, 2012 11:20 AM

Group wants DNA test in 1992 Ky. ‘satanic’ killing

The case is a challenge to the scope of Kentucky’s post-conviction DNA testing law

February 07, 2012 10:54 AM

Ex-deputies charged in assault of Tenn. inmate

Former Deputies John Wilburn and Thomas Goodman were charged with assault Wednesday for allegedly pepperspraying an inmate while he was secured in a restraint chair

February 02, 2012 04:17 AM

Court allows inmate to proceed with police torture case

An inmate who says cops tortured him into confessing to a rape can present evidence of coercion that was denied at trial

February 02, 2012 03:59 AM

Man gets prison after 44 arrests

John Gassew was profiled by The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2010 after he was arrested 44 times without a conviction in the city court system

February 02, 2012 03:54 AM

Calif. jail terms shortened to avoid overcrowding

Sheriff Bill Gore is shaving up to 10 percent off jail terms for some inmates to avoid overcrowding

January 27, 2012 04:23 AM

Suspect jailed for hitting officer

Man was accused of hitting a police officer in the face with a flashlight

May 26, 2012 11:07 AM

‘Merchant of Death’ witness gets 5-year sentence

A businessman who helped put a notorious Russian arms dealer known as The Merchant of Death behind bars for 25 years was rewarded on Wednesday with a five-year prison term

May 23, 2012 07:43 PM