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Lawmakers eye overhaul of New York's prison system after beating deaths
Several bills are being floated as part of a potential package of legislation that will only move forward if Democrats have ...
New York prison guard says he cleaned up blood of fatally beaten inmate in plea
A New York corrections officer admitted in court Wednesday he cleaned up blood from the fatal beating of an inmate that was ...
Popular rapper stabbed 14 times in prison attack, now hospitalized
An Instagram post on his verified social media account stated Lanez, 32, born Daystar Peterson, was “stabbed 14 times - ...
Plea for urgent action after prison officer attacks
A prisons union has called for action "before there is a fatality" after an officer was slashed in the neck and another had a ...
Reality stars' prison release dates, from Julie and Todd Chrisley to a 'Housewives' star
Jen Shah of "Real Housewives," Brittish Williams of "Basketball Wives" and the stars of "Chrisley Knows Best." ...
Hillsboro woman gets 2-year prison sentence in infant death at unlicensed daycare
A Hillsboro woman was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for the 2022 death of an 11-month-old boy left swaddled and ...
'My partner can't cope with child abusers on his prison wing'
When HMP Five Wells opened in 2022 it was hailed as the UK's first "smart" prison, external, yet the facility's remit has ...
Fall River woman sentenced to prison for stealing child’s Social Security benefits
A Fall River woman was sentenced to prison Monday in federal court in Boston for stealing her child’s Social Security ...
Russia convicts a prominent election monitoring activist and sentences him to 5 years in prison
A court in Moscow has convicted one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges of ...
Venezuelans in El Salvador prison plead for freedom in video
Venezuelans held in a high-security prison in El Salvador shouted “freedom” and used a hand signal for help in a video ...