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Ohio director views inmate suicides as failures, new steps being taken

Director: “They may have done despicable things, but this person was sent to our custody. We are not the judge and jury on life.”

September 30, 2013 04:34 AM

Torches and saws: The one-two punch in correctional breaching

Correctional breachers know hardened prison structures require mechanical tools that are not often used in the residential breaching world

May 25, 2017 05:31 PM

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Mike Cantrell

Legal

Jury acquits corrections captain, convicts CO in Rikers inmate suicide attempt

Security footage showed officers walking past the unresponsive detainee before eventually cutting him down; prosecutors said their inaction broke the law

January 30, 2025 02:24 PM

New Orleans agrees to pay for changes at city jail

The money covers jail improvements required under a federal court order — the result of an agreement to improve conditions at the notoriously unsafe and unsanitary jail

October 22, 2013 05:03 AM

How to stop inmates from using penny locks

Penny locks are simple enough to create, and can cause distress in an officer’s day

July 21, 2014 10:06 AM

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Mike Cantrell

Spotlight: 100 years later, Peerless continues to set the industry standard

Designed to meet the demands of law enforcement professionals while making the job a little easier

October 07, 2015 04:14 PM

Plan filed for $100M Ind. immigration detention center

The detention facility would employ hundreds of local people, and perhaps have ICE employees on hand as well

December 05, 2017 12:37 PM

Prisoner Transport

Inmate tries smashing out of van during transfer to S.C. prison

The inmate damaged the van and even managed to stick his head out while it was driving on an interstate, but corrections officers quickly subdued him before he could escape

February 12, 2025 04:44 PM

Arrests and Sentencing

Bill Cosby ordered to stand trial in decade-old sex case

Cosby, 78, could get 10 years in prison if convicted

May 24, 2016 02:47 PM

After 3 decades, NC man freed from prison

Henry McCollum, 50, walked out of Central Prison in Raleigh, hugged his mother and father and thanked God for his release

September 03, 2014 05:13 AM