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Clinton County Sheriff David Favro said Tuesday that rain in recent days has been washing away any scent dogs might find and interfering with thermal imaging devices used to detect body heat

New York City officials are looking for practical fixes they can put in place now to help the 50,000 people sent to jail every year because they can’t afford bail money

David Sweat, who was shot and wounded during his June 28 capture, was taken early Sunday from Albany Medical Center to the infirmary at the Five Points Correctional Facility

Norman Seabrook, head of COBA, urged Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Ponte to consider corrections officers and their safety while planning prison reform

The suit alleges the city and police framed him for the crime and “nearly destroyed his life”

A video of the 26-year-old soldier after he was taken from his cell show him telling jailers at least 14 times that he couldn’t breathe while being restrained

An ex-prisoner who pleaded guilty to killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan received an apology and a payment after a court said his rights were abused

Jerome Bartee Jr. had been in jail a day after being arrested when the lawsuit claims he requested treatment for a “severe” toothache and was beaten instead

State has agreed to change how inmates with disabilities are treated and housed to settle part of a broader lawsuit over prison medical care