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Inmate facing new charges in Minn. CO’s hammer death

According to the new charges, the inmate repeatedly struck Joseph Gomm in the head and face with a hammer

August 16, 2018 11:39 AM

Texas’ juvenile prisons need $1.6 million fix

The state’s case management system has been creating unreliable data reports since January 2016

August 14, 2018 02:29 PM

4 Pa. correctional officers hospitalized after exposure to unknown substance

The officers began to feel ill while searching an inmate’s property

August 14, 2018 11:52 AM

NC prison on lockdown after series of assaults injured officer, inmates

In the first seven months of 2018, the state reported 245 assaults on correctional staff

August 14, 2018 11:27 AM

Alcatraz tradition ends for former officers and their families

As the daughter of a warden, Florence Stewart remembers Alcatraz as an island with beautiful gardens that she once called home

August 13, 2018 10:06 PM

Women in Corrections

CO honored for 32 years with Mich. sheriff’s office

Liz Bouts started working for Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office as a records clerk 1986 and became a corrections officer in 2002

August 12, 2018 12:04 PM

After deadly year, NC will crack down on inmates who attack staff

State leaders on Friday announced they will significantly stiffen penalties for inmates who assault staff members

August 10, 2018 01:51 PM

Long-serving Ill. jail inmate finally sentenced to prison

Johnny Ray Priester, 40, has been in the county jail since May 29, 2012

August 08, 2018 03:48 PM

Lawyers ask SCOTUS to stay Tenn. execution

Billy Ray Irick would be the first inmate Tennessee has executed since 2009

August 07, 2018 03:04 PM

Pope’s death penalty decree could be quandary for US politicians

Pope Francis’ decree that the death penalty is “inadmissible” in all cases could pose a dilemma for Roman Catholic politicians and judges in the United States

August 06, 2018 05:31 PM