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Strip-search lawsuit against Pa. prison dropped

June 10, 2009 03:32 AM

Judge orders closing statements in inmate isolation practices case

Solitary confinement issue is the last of four questions surrounding the treatment of mentally ill inmates

December 26, 2013 03:27 AM

S.D. prison tries to help inmates with GED program

Goal is to get those that do not have a high school diploma or the equivalent into the GED program as soon as possible to improve their skills

April 06, 2015 12:30 PM

Arrests and Sentencing

Mont. killer freed because law says it’s not violent crime

A U.S. judge ordered a convicted killer from Montana’s Crow Indian Reservation released from prison on Thursday after part of his conviction was overturned

August 26, 2018 02:20 PM

SC decision leads to parole granted for Pa. juvenile lifers

Earl Rice Jr., and three others, were the first people in Pennsylvania convicted of murder to be granted parole

August 01, 2016 10:02 AM

Brother pleads guilty in NC beheading plot

Prosecutors offered a plea deal to both, agreeing to drop eight other counts in exchange for testimony against Hysen Sherifi

November 01, 2012 01:04 PM

NC inmate to adjust to life outside after 30 years

Henry McCollum: “I knew one day I was going to be blessed to get out of prison, I just didn’t know when that time was going to be”

September 04, 2014 05:06 AM

Man who confessed to 1985 NY murder could be freed

Attorney: “We’ve concluded that the confessions were false, and they were false in large part because these 16-year-olds were fed false facts”

October 15, 2014 04:48 AM

Lawmakers visit Minn. prison during bonding tour

A Minnesota House panel visited the prison during a statewide tour of sites for potential construction projects that could be funded by the Legislature in 2014

November 07, 2013 03:35 AM

Correctional Healthcare

Advancing substance use disorder treatment in correctional facilities

The basis for substance use programs in Mass. DOC facilities is a combination of the Therapeutic Community model and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

December 22, 2022 03:20 PM