Seven inmates killed, 11 injured in Mexican prison riot
Aug. 4 (UPI) -- At least seven inmates are dead and 11 people injured in a riot that broke out at a Mexican prison, according…
Justice Department requests lists of all noncitizen inmates being held in California jails
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday asked California counties to provide it with lists of all inmates in their jails who are not American citizens,…
Judge rules federal prisons must continue providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates
WASHINGTON — The federal Bureau of Prisons must continue providing hormone therapy and social accommodations to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President…
At San Quentin, district attorneys and inmates agree on prison reform
On a recent morning inside San Quentin prison, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman and more than a dozen other prosecutors crowded into a…
Maintenance worker arrested for aiding breakout of 10 New Orleans jail inmates
May 20 (UPI) -- A maintenance worker was arrested for aiding in the escape of nearly a dozen inmates from a jail in New Orleans.…
Inmates escape New Orleans jail through hole behind toilet
Surveillance footage shows the moment 10 prisoners broke out of jail in New Orleans. Source link
11 ‘armed and dangerous’ inmates escape from New Orleans jail
May 16 (UPI) -- Eleven inmates escaped the Orleans Parish jail Friday morning as the New Orleans facility was locked down. Sheriff Susan Hutson said…
Life after California’s death row: Condemned inmates get second chance
SAN FRANCISCO — By age 46, Bob Williams had spent more than half his life in isolation, waiting to die on San Quentin’s death row. Williams was…
Why are L.A. jails running out of buses to get inmates to court?
Zhoie Perez slouched against the holding cell wall in Men’s Central Jail and closed her eyes, hoping a guard would jolt her awake with the…
Hunger Ravages Inmates in Nigeria’s Overcrowded Prisons
Ibrahim* went from earning an honest living as a factory worker, supporting his family, to clawing for scraps of garri in a sweltering, overcrowded prison…
Prison work assignments used to lure and rape female inmates. Guards sometimes walk free
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMNPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated PressMargie Mason And Robin McdowellPublished Oct 31, 2024 • 15 minute read You can save this article…
Flood-Related Prison Break in Maiduguri: Many Inmates Still Missing
Facts are beginning to emerge following an alleged flood-induced prison break on Tuesday that saw more than 400 inmates escape after flood waters breached the…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs facing $100M judgment in inmate’s lawsuit
Sean “Diddy” Combs must pay $100 million to a litigious Michigan inmate who sued him for sexual assault, a judge ordered Monday. Lenawee County circuit…
At least one killed as inmates take staff hostage in Russian prison | Prison News
Incident in Volgograd took place during meeting of jail’s disciplinary commission with ‘several prisoners’ involved.Russian inmates have taken staff hostage at a prison colony in…
Katie Piper set to meet female inmates at New Orleans Parish Prison as part of new documentary
Katie Piper visits a Louisiana female prison and speaks to inmates to get to the bottom of the reason behind their shocking convictions and hopefully…