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Lawmakers look to arm prison guards with pepper spray
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania bill modeled on a federal law signed by President Barack Obama earlier this spring ... Read more
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How to reduce crime without courts or prisons
Mass incarceration is failing to prevent crime, according to the Obama administration – so much so that the ... Read more
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Ex-inmate at Indiana jail criticizes A&E show
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — DiAundré Newby was still an inmate when the A&E documentary series “60 Days In,” set ... Read more
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46 Georgia prison officers indicted in FBI drug and contraband sting
As part of an undercover FBI investigation called “Operation Ghost Guard,” 46 officers employed at nine Georgia prisons ... Read more
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Inmate dead, several hospitalized in outbreak of flu-like virus
One prison inmate has died and nine others have been transferred to Terre Haute Regional Hospital because of ... Read more
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Prison guard sues DOJ over release of personal information to inmate
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – While working in a federal prison in Pennsylvania six years ago, Randall Spade was stunned ... Read more
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New rules could hang up phones in jails, prisons
WASHINGTON – Advocates for prisoners are hailing a move by the Federal Communications Commission to lower the cost of ... Read more
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The cost of solitary confinement doesn’t add up, critics say
AUSTIN – The United Nations last month adopted rules saying no prisoner should spend more than 15 days ... Read more
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Justice Department about to free 6,000 prisoners
The Justice Department is set to release about 6,000 inmates early from prison — the largest ever one-time release ... Read more
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Four killed in 40-minute Oklahoma prison brawl
Three prisoners were killed Saturday during a fight inside a medium security housing pod of Cimarron Correctional Facility in Cushing, Oklahoma. ... Read more