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Juvenile detention officer resigns, accused of sexual contact with inmate

Man was accused of having sexual contact with female inmate

June 29, 2012 10:58 AM

Woman chokes on marijuana she tries to smuggle into prison

A woman choked on marijuana after corrections officers reportedly caught her smuggling it into a Detroit prison

June 29, 2012 06:07 AM

Fort Hood shooting suspect seeks trial delay

Maj. Nidal Hasan faces the death penalty if convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder

June 29, 2012 05:09 AM

NM mom jailed for overdue ‘Twilight’ book, DVDs

Lori Teel was arrested and handcuffed at her Portales home in front of her five small children earlier this month for the $36 worth of library materials not returned since 2010

June 28, 2012 06:06 AM

Last person guilty in sex-trafficking sentenced

A statement from the U.S. attorney’s office says Javier Belmontes was sentenced Tuesday in Houston to four years in federal prison

June 27, 2012 04:30 AM

Houston woman indicted in slaying, baby abduction

Woman is accused of killing a mother and snatching her newborn son has been indicted on a capital murder charge

June 27, 2012 04:28 AM

Feds ask judge to reject Sheriff Joe’s dismissal bid

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit last month accusing Arpaio’s office of racially profiling Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols

June 27, 2012 04:22 AM

Court ruling offers inmates rare chance at freedom

In more than two dozen states, lawyers can now ask for new sentences

June 27, 2012 03:56 AM

Jail security debated in Tenn. sheriff’s race

The two candidates for Walker County sheriff are at odds over what constitutes a serious jailbreak

June 26, 2012 05:15 AM

Judge upholds Ind. Facebook ban for sex offenders

Indiana law bans registered sex offenders from accessing Facebook and other social networking sites used by children

June 24, 2012 05:04 PM