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5 Tenn. inmates charged after jail riot causes up to $20K in damage
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (352+ words) By Ben BentonChattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn. ALTAMONT, Tenn. — Five inmates have been charged after up to $20,000 worth of damage was done during what authorities describe as a riot in the maximum security pod at the Grundy County Jail in…...
$100K settlement reached in Ohio jail inmate’s overdose death
1+ week, 1+ day ago (289+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County and MetroHealth agreed to pay a combined $100,000 settlement to the family of a county jail inmate who died from a drug overdose, according to probate court records. The lawsuit accused county jail officials and MetroHealth of…...
Jury awards $5.4M to family of Calif. inmate who died after fentanyl overdose
2+ week, 3+ day ago (571+ words) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A federal jury in Riverside on Tuesday, Aug. 25, awarded $5.4 million to a Grand Terrace family that sued Riverside County, alleging that inmate Richard Matus Jr. died from a fentanyl overdose in 2022 when jail deputies failed to immediately respond…...
3 Conn. correctional workers injured in inmate attack at prison
2+ week, 5+ day ago (351+ words) By Richard ChumneyThe Hour, Norwalk, Conn. NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Three workers at the New Haven Correctional Center were injured Monday during an incident that began when an inmate attacked a healthcare worker, authorities said. The assault took place around 11:35 a.m....
7 corrections officers injured in 2 inmate incidents at N.Y. correctional facility
3+ week, 2+ day ago (209+ words) The Citizen, Auburn, N.Y. AUBURN, N.Y. — Seven officers were injured in two separate incidents involving inmates at Auburn Correctional Facility, according to the union representing state correction officers. The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association said in a Thursday news…...
Mass. CO union calls inmate payouts after prison attack a ‘disgrace’
3+ week, 5+ day ago (279+ words) By Grace ZokovitchBoston Herald BOSTON — The Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union responded following a Herald report detailing inmates who received portions of a $6.75 million settlement related to facility response to a 2020 incident at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, calling the payments…...
Inmates charged in attack on Mass. COs received payouts from $6.75M settlement
3+ week, 6+ day ago (802+ words) By Rick SobeyBoston Herald BOSTON — Inmates who pummeled correction officers in a high-profile attack that eventually led to a $6 million prisoner settlement ended up receiving payouts from the deal, the Herald has learned. The $6 million inmate settlement has been shrouded…...