First federal execution in 17 years; another set Wednesday
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The federal government on Tuesday carried out its first execution in almost two decades, killing by…
Virginia juvenile detention center new coronavirus hotspot
Coronavirus has erupted inside a juvenile detention center in Virginia where officials said Friday 25 kids tested positive April 18,…
Inmates rampage through offices, set fires at Kansas prison
Prison officials say inmates at a Kansas prison where at least 28 people have been sickened by the coronavirus rampaged…
ACLU seeks release of federal prison inmates where 5 died
A class-action lawsuit filed Monday seeks the release of hundreds of high-risk inmates at a federal lockup in Louisiana where…
Coroner: 2 new Mississippi inmate deaths were from beating
A coroner says two inmates were beaten to death in an understaffed Mississippi prison that has been shaken by deadly…
Inmate’s suicide shows need for reforms, advocates say
ALBANY, N.Y. — The final two months of Cachin Anderson’s life in New York’s prison system were filled with warnings…
2 moms charged in adoption scams were Florida jail inmates
Authorities say two Florida women scammed two adoptive couples in cases that appear unrelated but started when they were pregnant…
Relatives await bodies after fire kills 68 at Venezuela jail
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