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Prison watchdog says Ill. youth center now has safety beds

Last year, the John Howard Association criticized the facility for not having the beds available for youth on suicide watch two years after a 16-year-old committed suicide at the youth prison

August 08, 2012 02:12 PM

State police question COs about information leaks

Investigators tried to question at least six workers at Tamms Correctional Center in a criminal investigation

August 07, 2012 02:42 PM

Calif. woman arrested for trying to steal newborn in tote bag

A woman disguised in scrubs was caught trying to steal a newborn girl from a Southern California hospital in a tote bag after sensors attached to the baby alerted employees

August 07, 2012 02:12 AM

Goldman Sachs to invest in NYC jail program

Goldman Sachs will invest almost $10 million in a New York City jail program that will allow the investment firm to profit if it can reduce recidivism rates

August 02, 2012 04:46 AM

Woman chokes Fla. officer to demo attack, gets arrested

Woman was arrested after an officer asked her to show him how her husband tried to strangle her

July 31, 2012 06:10 AM

More prison time for Detroit man who fooled jail

Man spent more than a year on the run after switching identities at the Wayne County jail

July 31, 2012 02:20 AM

The art of deciphering a gang code

Gangs’ use of codes is one of the most fascinating and least understood aspects of gang investigation

July 30, 2012 04:40 PM

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Gary S Klivans

NY woman sentenced for kidnapping, raising baby

Prosecutors recommended between 10 and 12 1/2 years in prison

July 30, 2012 12:56 AM

COs at 7 Ill. prisons searched

Authorities took the unusual step of searching COs and other prison employees for contraband

July 30, 2012 12:52 AM

Inmates call bad health care ‘cruel and unusual punishment’

The prisoners filed the complaint in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville against several prison officials

July 25, 2012 06:01 AM