Rise in suicides inside state prisons is ‘terrible red flag’. What is NC doing?
Inside North Carolina prisons, 13 inmates killed themselves last year. Three more died in January. State officials say they ...
Death of New York man beaten by prison guards ruled a homicide in autopsy report, lawyers say
Lawyers say the death of a handcuffed man who was pummeled by New York prison guards was ruled a homicide in an autopsy report.
Salinas Valley State prison inmates face life after murder conviction
Jose Bueno was also convicted of assault by a life prisoner. He had previously been convicted of four strikes, including for murder. Jose Bueno faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, without the ...
Shapiro budget proposes closing 2 state prisons, but corrections officers' union pushes back
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed state budget presented on Tuesday includes plans to close two state prisons. The $51.5 billion ...
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DOCCS lifts lockdown at Malone prison where 30 staff were hospitalized
The investigation into the incidents, where employees and inmates were exposed to an unknown substance, is ongoing.
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The Prisons Crisis Lawmakers Want to Fix Is “Inmate-on-Staff Sexual Assault”
Sexual harassment of staff by prisoners does happen, but despite the sponsors' rhetoric their legislation is thinly justified ...