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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…...
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…...
Ga. corrections special agent arrested over alleged ALPR misuse
1+ week, 4+ day ago (271+ words) EATONTON, Ga. — A Georgia Department of Corrections special agent in charge has been charged with using the agency’s automated license plate reader system for a non-law enforcement purpose, authorities said. Robert “Bobby” Michael Keim, 45, of Eatonton, was arrested Sept. 1 on a…...
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....
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…...
‘Corrections officers are trained for security, not hospice care’: Pa. jail faces aging inmate crisis
2+ week, 1+ day ago (879+ words) LUZERNE, Pa. — During recent legislative testimony about crime trends, Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo highlighted the aging prison population as a concern that must be addressed. Older inmates with “escalating chronic health needs” are contributing to rising medical costs and…...
Feds: Former S.C. correctional officer took more than $60K in bribes from inmate
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (195+ words) By Javon L. HarrisThe State FLORENCE, S.C. — A former federal prison guard was indicted on misconduct in office charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for South Carolina. A federal grand jury in Florence returned a three-count indictment charging Joseph Templeton, 30, of…...
Md. prison assaults fall 34% in first month of statewide body camera use
3+ week, 4+ day ago (395+ words) BALTIMORE — Assaults inside Maryland correctional facilities fell 34% in July, the first month correctional officers statewide were equipped with body-worn cameras, officials said. The early results follow the July 2 expansion of a program that began as a pilot, WBAL reported. Maryland…...
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…...