As sun sets on Biden's term, some inmates pin their hopes on clemency
Michael Montalvo has served 37 years in U.S. federal prison for leading a criminal enterprise that sold tens of millions of ...
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In New Orleans, violent crime is way down, but the city's jail is packed
New Orleans' jail is packed beyond capacity, though violent crime is down across the city. More arrests, higher bonds and ...
Suspect in 2020 South Lubbock murder case pleads to weapons charge
Gilbert Cardona III appeared by telephone conference in the 140th District Court to enter a plea of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections
The Illinois Department of Corrections has spent September moving hundreds of inmates from Stateville Correctional Center in ...
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Sen. Casey introduces legislation to stop fentanyl from entering prisons
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Senators Bob Casey, D-Scranton, and Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, this week introduced legislation to ...
Bureau of Prisons says it’s adding staff and making fixes at jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is held
The federal Bureau of Prisons says it has increased staffing in recent months to make up for staggering shortfalls at the ...
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Taking steps improve prison conditions
The bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act, which was signed into law on July 25, provides opportunities to improve a prison system that has been deteriorating for decades and affecting not ...
S.C. executes inmate for 1997 murder
Owens was convicted of the 1997 killing of a Greenville convenience store clerk during a robbery. While on trial, Owens ...
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Pay or your son dies: Oklahoma inmates’ families extorted by inside gangs
The Federal Communications Commission legalized ... When she called her son through the prison phones, inmates screamed demands for money in the background. Cynthia stopped calling.