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The CO is charged with one count of negligent homicide in connection with the shooting death of Lt. Rodney Osborne at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
Investigators were tipped off to the laundering activity when deputies listened to the Harris County Jail inmate’s calls and observed his high balance in his commissary account
Michigan DOC said the men, convicted in the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, were transferred to federal prisons for “general safety concerns” for the facility and defendants
The new rules cap the costs of phone calls and video calls in prisons, allowing easier access for people in custody to contact people on the outside
A lawsuit filed by the man’s family claims that, contrary to policy, the Garfield County courthouse jail is monitored by dispatchers instead of COs, violating state law
The man, who was in custody for a fatal brawl, was convicted of aiding two inmates’ escape by cutting a fence hole at the Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center in 2023
Idaho DOC officers were preparing to transport the inmate from a Boise hospital back to prison when the inmate’s accomplice outside the hospital began shooting
Ruben Gutierrez was sent to death row after being convicted of capital murder for the 1998 killing of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison
The Wayne County jail has agreed to implement processes for identifying people with disabilities when they arrive and programs to ensure access to treatment
The Missouri DOC is launching a $1 million special investigations unit designed to further staunch the flow of illegal material to inmates
The Federal Prison Oversight Act establishes an independent ombudsman for the BOP to field and investigate complaints
The Wisconsin DOC said it “will continue to take action for the betterment of our institutions, safety of our staff and the wellbeing of those who are in our care”
The April 6, 2023, blaze, which injured 15 Rikers Island jail staffers and five inmates, was set by a 30-year-old inmate with a history of starting jailhouse fires
The CO said he injured his knee during a struggle with an inmate; upon his return to work, his supervisor assigned him a dangerous task, despite restrictions on detainee contact
If passed by voters, the ballot measure would end mandatory work requirements for state prisoners, instead making jobs for those incarcerated voluntary
When bail was posted for Drake Partington, his half-brother Billy falsely claimed to be Drake and did not correct officers during the inmate release procedure, court records show
The judge called on the state to revise heat policies, citing issues like insufficient shade, lack of work breaks and failure to provide prisoners with sunscreen
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said that the state is seeking an execution date for Joseph Corcoran, a man convicted in the killings of four people in 1997
The lawsuit sought to force West Virginia to spend $330 million to improve prison and jail conditions statewide and fill worker vacancies
Investigators said the April incident began with a routine cell shakedown, where Tarrant County Jail employees located a shank and razor in the inmate’s cell
Four of the COs pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and a fifth pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Jefferson City Correctional Center inmate
Former Trump Administration Chief Strategist Steve Bannon was ordered to serve a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena
The findings are the latest in a series of independent investigations that have blamed the sheriff’s department and its staff for contributing to San Diego County jail deaths
Four officers were charged with second-degree murder and a fifth was charged with involuntary manslaughter; the COs were part of the Missouri DOC Emergency Response Team
“He deserved nothing less than today’s final justice for the savage, barbaric, and torturous acts of suffering he inflicted upon Layla-Dawn before then ending her life,” the victim’s mother said
During a preliminary hearing for possessing contraband, the inmate’s girlfriend passed along an envelope to an unidentified person in an attempt to deliver it to the inmate
One of the Yellowstone County jail inmates used a makeshift knife to repeatedly stab one of the COs in the back of the head, documents state
Julian Assange has spent five years in a British high-security prison, fighting to avoid extradition to the U.S. and winning court rulings that have delayed any transfers
Doctor testifies against the inmate’s insanity defense and that he was faking aspects of his mental illness
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