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Conn. death row inmate resentenced to life in prison

Condemned home invasion killer was resentenced because the state abolished the death penalty

July 26, 2016 02:50 PM

Inspections not required for elevator may have factored in Pa. CO’s death

State law does not require regular inspections of an elevator door safety feature that has been known to fail in the past

July 26, 2016 10:50 AM

Another NC inmate escapes after scaling fence

The escape is the state’s 11th in two years

July 20, 2016 04:15 PM

NJ prison nurse arrested twice in same day on drug charges

The Edna Mahan Correction Facility for Women employee was arrested for possession of heroin

July 20, 2016 01:03 PM

Inmate gets key at courthouse where murder suspect escaped

Authorities say an inmate at a Florida courthouse managed to get a jail deputy’s handcuff key four days after a murder suspect escaped

July 19, 2016 04:52 PM

Ex-Los Angeles County sheriff to be sentenced in jail case

Once the top lawman in Los Angeles County, former Sheriff Lee Baca could be sentenced Monday to prison time for his role in a corruption scandal

July 18, 2016 12:41 PM

Sheriff: 4 arrested for aiding Fla. murder suspect’s escape

The search for a murder suspect who escaped by bolting from a courtroom became nationwide Saturday as a sheriff said it is believed the man is armed and receiving help

July 17, 2016 03:24 PM

Hundreds attend service for slain Mich. bailiff

About 1,500 people gathered to remember 61-year-old Joseph Zangaro

July 17, 2016 03:18 PM

Officials balk at cost of fighting mosquitoes at prison site

Mosquitoes are the latest issue with Utah’s decision to move the state prison to a new site

July 16, 2016 09:08 PM

Veterans’ groups disturbed by ‘Orange is the New Black’

Leading veterans’ groups are disturbed by the way veterans hired as corrections officers are portrayed in the new season of the Netflix series

July 15, 2016 01:27 PM