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Critics call for Sheriff Joe to resign, be indicted

Recent allegations include findings that the agency misspent nearly $100 million

May 11, 2011 12:45 PM

NJ gov. signs repeal of prisoner early-release program

The program provided early release to some inmates due to leave prison in six months without supervision if they agreed to live in a halfway house or be assigned a parole officer

May 10, 2011 05:30 AM

Courts nationwide hold hearings with video

The tools are used in courts large and small, and the savings for some are staggering

May 08, 2011 08:28 AM

Ill. probation officer guilty of sex with parolee

A former Illinois Department of Corrections probation officer was convicted Thursday of having sex with a parolee while he was overseeing her case

May 06, 2011 05:27 AM

Accounts of Va. inmate’s wounds vary

Thomas Scott Vandegrift said he was thrashed by Roanoke Sheriff’s Office deputies who kneed him in the face and grabbed his hair to slam his head repeatedly into a metal bunk

May 05, 2011 05:24 AM

Report: Increasing inmate accessibility to higher ed could reduce recidivism

Lack of state and federal support, restrictions on financial aid, and legal barriers that limit Internet access in prisons all hinder inmates’ access to higher education

May 04, 2011 08:24 AM

Quick-acting Pa. officers prevent inmate escape

John McGlinchey III tried to escape when he was in the prison’s recreation yard

May 04, 2011 06:48 AM

Ill. hearing-impaired inmates sue for more services

Prisoners claim they cannot hear fire alarms and other safety alerts and orders, forcing them to depend on other inmates

May 04, 2011 05:39 AM

Prison officials didn’t know Mass. escapee’s mom was shot

Officers say they would have clamped down on an escaped convict

May 03, 2011 05:04 AM

DOJ let into suit on SC jail’s Bible-only policy

The American Civil Liberties Union in October sued the Berkeley County jail on behalf of the monthly prison law journal Prison Legal News

May 03, 2011 04:47 AM