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Former Ala. corrections officer charged with failing to act as inmate allegedly stabbed another to death
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (366+ words) A former Alabama prison officer is one of two people charged in connection with the 2025 stabbing death at William Donaldson Correctional Facility in Montgomery. BESSEMER, Ala. — A former state prison officer is one of two men charged in connection with…...
DOJ opens civil rights investigation into L.A. County’s Men’s Central Jail
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (869+ words) By Jason HenryLos Angeles Daily News LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether conditions inside Los Angeles County’s notoriously decrepit Men’s Central Jail violate the Constitution and federal law. The investigation will focus on…...
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…...
Inmate at federal Pa. prison indicted on threats against staff
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (323+ words) By Justin StrawserThe Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — An inmate incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Allenwood for stabbing a cellmate in Arizona threatened to assault and murder multiple employees of the federal Bureau of Prisons, according to…...
3 correction officers, captain injured in Rikers Island clinic attack
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (258+ words) NEW YORK — Three correction officers and a correction captain were injured when an inmate attacked them inside a clinic at Rikers Island, officials said. The attack happened on Sept. 5 at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center. The Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association…...
$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…...
Mo. corrections officer fired after inmate escapes custody at hospital
1+ week, 4+ day ago (207+ words) SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. — A Scott County corrections officer was fired after an inmate escaped custody during a hospital visit, the sheriff’s office said. Jail staff transported Kenneth Goeddert of Sikeston to a Cape Girardeau hospital for a medical complaint Aug....
Why correctional leaders must know when to change hats
1+ week, 5+ day ago (950+ words) One time, I asked the supervisor how he kept the job from overwhelming him. His answer was simple: “Wear different hats for different responsibilities.” At the time, I perceived this statement only as good advice. After many years, I realize…...
Lawsuit: La. inmates still held past release dates despite DOC reforms
1+ week, 6+ day ago (717+ words) Image created via chatGPT By Meghan FriedmannThe Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. NEWS ORLEANS — For years, Louisiana’s prison system often failed to release inmates on time, holding them past their release dates — sometimes for months. Under Gov. Jeff Landry and Gary…...
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....