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Officer Safety

Condition of Mo. CO severely injured in inmate attack improves

The CO was injured when Johnny R. Dunlap, 20, attacked him with a plastic cone and other items

November 26, 2017 01:55 PM

Correctional officer’s face stomped in Calif. prison attack

The officer’s injuries included a fractured orbital bone and severe bruising and swelling

November 22, 2017 04:51 PM

Staff Misconduct

CO suspected in a double murder found dead in Ky. hotel

Police found Calvin Chappel dead of what appeared to have been a self-inflicted gunshot wound

November 21, 2017 05:01 PM

Why solitary confinement is not the right answer for juvenile offenders

Solitary confinement is not a commensurate intervention to any demonstrated youth crisis behavior

November 17, 2017 02:45 PM

Charles Manson reportedly rushed to hospital

A spokeswoman for the California DOC and Rehabilitation says the mass killer is still alive Thursday

November 16, 2017 01:03 PM

NC inmate beaten, stabbed with broken broom handle by fellow inmate

Robert K. White was hit with a broom handle several times until it broke

November 15, 2017 02:58 PM

Lawyer: Ala. cop killer facing death doesn’t remember crime

Lawyers for Vernon Madison said multiple strokes and dementia have left him unable to remember his crime or understand his looming execution

January 20, 2018 02:10 AM

Plan for new Kan. prison in limbo as lawmakers waver

Kansas’ plan to have the nation’s largest private-prison operator build a new state prison is in limbo after top lawmakers backed away from supporting it

January 19, 2018 01:56 PM

43 inmates riot at Alaska maximum-security prison

Forty-three inmates took part in a brief riot, which is thought to be “gang related,” officials said

January 19, 2018 12:04 PM

3 executions set for Tenn. this year; last was in 2009

In Tennessee, executions are carried out through lethal injection unless the drugs are unavailable, in which case, the electric chair will be used

January 19, 2018 11:52 AM