Looking back: City and county jails used 'dungeons" to deter bad behavior
John Owens threw a tantrum inside the Ross County jail. He had burglarized the Central Barbar Shop several weeks before, ...
Notorious 'mad axeman' who vanished from Dartmoor Prison and was never seen again
Labelled the "Mad Axeman" for holding an elderly couple at axe-point, Frank Mitchell was condemned to life at HMP Dartmoor.
Notorious 'mad axeman' vanished without a trace
Labelled the "Mad Axeman" for holding an elderly couple at axe-point, Frank Mitchell was condemned to life at HMP Dartmoor.
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Connolly partners with San Francisco DA on prisons bill
Assemblymember Damon Connolly and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins have announced a bill intended to improve ...
20 people charged in Nevada prison brawl in which 3 inmates were killed
Nevada prosecutors say 20 people in all have been charged in connection with a brawl at a maximum-security prison in Nevada ...
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Rise in number of women giving birth behind bars last year, says report
In 2023, the construction of a new prison facility to provide accommodation for 56 female prisoners in Limerick Prison was ...
Pa. will expand its innovative ‘Little Scandinavia’ unit in SCI Chester to three more state prisons
The penal systems in Norway, Sweden and Denmark are internationally known for their focus on rehabilitation and reintegration ...
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Inmate escapes through prison bars, and more
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Tentative Agreement to End State Prison Strike Rolls Back Solitary Reform
State law bars public employees in New York from striking ... Even when the full HALT law was in place, prison officials ...
Young offenders given life sentences before Illinois banned them are stuck behind bars
Cleodious “J.R.” Schoffner Jr. hadn't killed anyone when he was put away at age 20 as an accomplice to a 1997 murder. He got a life sentence without possibility of parole. That wouldn't happen today.
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Måneskin’s Damiano David goes to prison with new solo single, ‘Next Summer’
The track is available now via digital outlets, and is accompanied by a video that finds the “Beggin'” rocker being sent to an Italian prison. You can watch that ... David launched his solo career in ...