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No jail time for Tenn. snake dealer, 2 others after bite

A snake dealer and two other men arrested in an investigation of a fatal copperhead bite took a plea deal Monday and avoided jail

May 17, 2011 08:08 AM

Calif. jail cook convicted of sexual assault against inmates

James Arroyo pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor counts that included sexual battery in connection with the February assaults

May 17, 2011 06:19 AM

Ex-SC deputy gets 5 years in civil rights case

Officer was fired in August after video surfaced showing him striking inmate Charles Shelley 27 times, breaking the handcuffed man’s leg

May 16, 2011 05:55 AM

Maine pre-release center helps prisoners get back on track

The pre-release center, which opened in 1979 on the grounds of the former Stevens School, is often the last stop in the prison system for inmates rejoining society

May 16, 2011 04:57 AM

Mass. correction officer suspended, faces rape, assault raps

A correction officer at the MCI-Shirley prison has been suspended without pay while he is in jail facing charges of rape and assault and battery

May 16, 2011 04:31 AM

NH parents show support for state prison

Privatization may complicate visits, family members say

May 13, 2011 01:03 PM

NY judge blocks award to man cleared of rape

Man who was exonerated after spending more than two decades in prison

May 13, 2011 04:59 AM

Pa. man accused in tat-for-sex case faces more charges

Walter Meyerle was arrested in March for allegedly giving a teen girl a tattoo in return for having sex with him

May 13, 2011 04:54 AM

Ill. boy arrested for Facebook sex-ranking list

Crude list ranked girls at Oak River High School by their sexual characteristics and behaviors

May 12, 2011 11:08 AM

4 indicted after bragging on Facebook about Texas robbery

Authorities say an anonymous tip led investigators to Facebook posts

May 12, 2011 05:25 AM