Inside the women’s prison where violent male inmates have their way

A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child ...
MyCentralJersey

NJ corrections officer charged with sexually assaulting prison inmates

A Piscataway man who works as a New Jersey Department of Corrections officer in the state's prison for sex offenders has been charged with sexually assaulting two inmates. Anthony Nelson, 37, was ...
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Inmate found dead in cell at Cumberland County Prison, officials say

County officials said a 53-year-old woman inmate was found dead in her cell at the Cumberland County Prison on Friday, Jan. 2 ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas Board of Corrections votes to rename prison, ban outside reading materials for inmates

The Arkansas Board of Corrections unanimously voted Friday to rename the North Central Unit in Calico Rock in honor of outgoing Chairman Benny Magness and to ban externally purchased books, magazines ...
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Department of Corrections identifies inmate who died at south Arkansas prison

The Arkansas Department of Corrections has identified the inmate who died in an accident at a south Arkansas prison last ...
AZ Central

A Yuma prison inmate's death is under investigation as a homicide

A 50-year-old state prison inmate in Yuma died Dec. 11 after he was apparently attacked by fellow inmates, state corrections officials say. The death of Leon Indian, who was in prison serving a ...
Newsweek

Prisons With Highest Rates of Sexual Abuse Revealed by DOJ

New York State's Bedford Hills Correctional facility, Illinois' Pontiac Correctional Center and Albion Correctional Facility in New York State are the three U.S. prisons with the highest reported ...
Yahoo

Oklahoma Department of Corrections staff and inmates surprise 8 families with Christmas gifts

Need a last-minute gift? Here's where to buy Amazon gift cards before Christmas, online or in-store NBA Christmas Day: The 5 most interesting players to watch, featuring LeBron James, Cooper Flagg and ...
WMAZ

Inmate killed at Telfair State Prison, Georgia Department of Corrections says

TELFAIR COUNTY, Ga. — An inmate at Telfair State Prison was killed after an altercation with other inmates on Saturday, the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) said. The GDC said that Preston ...

2 Greensboro Detention Center inmates die days apart, Guilford County deputies say

Two Greensboro Detention Center inmates died days apart this month, according to a Guilford County Sheriff’s Office news ...
syracuse.com

Ex-prison guard in fatal inmate beating released from prison while he tries to take back his guilty plea

Elmira, N.Y. — A former New York state corrections officer sent to prison in the fatal beating of an inmate last year at a Central New York state prison has been released from prison. The former ...
AZFamily

Inmate dies after being attacked at Yuma-area prison

YUMA, AZ (AZFamily) — A man is dead after allegedly being attacked by fellow inmates at a Yuma-area jail on Monday. Officials from the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry said ...