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‘Baked slop': Del. sticks to prison loaf; others end use

Prisons and jails have served “the loaf” to unruly inmates, but its use is on the decline following years of lawsuits around the country

January 31, 2017 10:42 AM

The positive and negative effects of Obama’s early prison release program

The second chance for these inmates is being praised by many and, on the other hand, critics are calling this move outrageous and a danger to public safety

January 18, 2017 08:35 PM

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Gary York

Ariz. to death-row inmates: Bring your own execution drugs

Executions have been on hold since 2014 after Joseph Rudolph Wood, who was given 15 doses of midazolam and a painkiller, took nearly two hours to die

February 18, 2017 02:16 PM

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Phoenix sheriff changes jail rule for immigrants

Sheriff Paul Penzone said he will no longer detain inmates past their release dates to accommodate federal authorities

February 18, 2017 02:11 PM

Calif. agrees to pay for transgender inmate’s sex reassignment

California is first in the nation to agree to pay for a transgender inmate’s sex reassignment operation

August 10, 2015 12:02 PM

Holdout Mich. considers compensating innocent inmates

The measure’s supporters say it would be irresponsible to wait any longer, given that a bill first surfaced in Michigan a decade ago

August 10, 2015 11:49 AM

Student forgotten in DEA cell settles suit for $4.1 million

Daniel Chong, 25, drank his own urine to survive and even wrote a farewell note to his mother before authorities discovered him severely dehydrated

July 31, 2013 05:22 AM

Study: Ohio prison inmates who commit suicide not limited to those on mental health units

The study said 88 Ohio inmates killed themselves since 2000, a rate lower than the national average

September 24, 2013 04:06 AM

‘Cruel, inhumane and degrading': Female prisoner kept segregated in ‘squalid’ cell for five years

Inspector discovered case during unannounced visit to HMP Bronzefield in Surrey

August 21, 2013 04:49 AM

Ohio expands prison education program to fill gap left by others

Such jail education programs can help ex-prisoners stay out of jail and find jobs, according to a recent study by the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research group

November 10, 2013 06:05 AM