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‘I don’t want a fight': July jail crisis sparks tension between Ga. police and deputies

A mid-July Muscogee County Jail crisis provoked a standoff between sheriff’s deputies and Columbus police officers so tense, a supervisor feared a fight would break out

August 24, 2022 03:45 PM

Investigations

19 women allege medical abuse at Ga. immigration jail

Medical experts found an “alarming pattern” in which Dr. Mahendra Amin allegedly subjected the women to unwarranted gynecological surgeries

October 23, 2020 08:29 AM

Wrong brother locked up for 589 days over robbery

State Attorney’s Office and Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office defend their work on the Jerome Hayes case

August 03, 2015 10:16 AM

Inmate accused of killing Canaan CO should have been confined, but sanctions suspended

Had sanctions stood, inmate’s term in special housing would have run through March 20 - 3 weeks after CO died

December 30, 2013 03:08 AM

Juvenile Offenders

Teen inmates in Texas prison were allegedly locked indoors for months

Inmates at Dallas County correctional center for boys allegedly went months, sometimes more than a year, without going outdoors more than a few times

December 22, 2017 12:37 PM

Judge sets deadlines in Florida teen murder case

Judge set an August deadline for Julie Schenecker’s defense team to decide whether they will use the insanity defense

April 05, 2011 05:26 AM

Corrections News

Calif. governor proposes ballot measure on criminal sentences

The proposal would also allow non-violent felons to seek parole after they have completed their base sentences

January 28, 2016 03:35 PM

Rikers Correctional Facility

Rikers inmate tries to escape wearing stolen NYC correction officer’s uniform, DOC says

The inmate walked around the jail wearing the stolen correctional officer uniform and pretended to conduct rounds

July 28, 2023 12:15 PM

Plaintiffs rest in Sheriff Joe profiling case

Legal experts say the group of Latinos who brought the civil case against Arpaio have a high bar to clear

August 01, 2012 01:20 AM

Contraband

Inmate’s Pa. prison selfies prompt investigation

Lackawanna County officials are investigating how an inmate at the county prison obtained a cellphone

March 12, 2018 11:34 AM