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Officer Safety

NC corrections officer killed in crash

Officer Jason Gagnon had been with the Craven Correctional Institution since August 2014

June 25, 2018 04:35 PM

SCOTUS rejects Texas death row inmate’s request for DNA testing

The court rejected an appeal from Rodney Reed, who was convicted in the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites

June 25, 2018 03:49 PM

Riots & Crowd Control

48 ‘problematic’ SC inmates shipped to private Miss. prison

The move comes after the deadly April 15 riot at Lee Correctional Institution that killed seven inmates

June 25, 2018 01:24 PM

Ohio board again rejects mercy for condemned killer

The board again rejected a request for mercy from Raymond Tibbetts, despite an ex-juror’s revelation that he now regrets his vote in favor of a death sentence

June 22, 2018 01:14 PM

Jury to decide fate of elderly Mafia boss ‘Cadillac Frank’

Jurors began deliberating Tuesday to decide whether Francis Salemme is guilty of ordering the killing of nightclub owner Steven DiSarro in 1993

June 19, 2018 01:55 PM

SCOTUS rejects appeal from gay inmate on death row

The inmate says jurors were biased against him because of his sexual orientation

June 18, 2018 03:56 PM

Deputies: CO helped inmates escape from NM detention center

The 3 escapees remain at large

June 18, 2018 03:31 PM

Prisoner Transport

Kan. deputies killed by inmate to have joint funeral service

Deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer were killed by an inmate as they were preparing to leave a courthouse

June 18, 2018 01:22 PM

Police catch convicted killer who fled ND halfway house

Fargo Police Chief Dave Todd said the killer is “dangerous and violent” and should not have been released to an unsecure facility

June 17, 2018 02:38 PM

2nd Kan. deputy dies after shooting by inmate

The inmate, whose name hasn’t been released, shot deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer on Friday in a gated area behind the county courthouse

June 16, 2018 02:15 PM