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Jail deaths exceed national average at D.C. facility, auditor finds
The D.C. Auditor also found poor conditions, such as vermin, mold and understaffing, persist. The Department of Corrections ...
Former state Corrections officer pleads guilty to cover-up in Harlem man’s prison beating death
Joshua Bartlett admitted to hindering the prosecution and falsifying official records after the beating death of Messiah ...
Staffing shortages, old facilities, and ‘nothing to lose’: These are the factors that contribute to prison breaks across the country
Ten inmates at a New Orleans jail surreptitiously cut through cell walls using electric hair trimmers before fleeing into the ...
Judge Declines to Block Transfer of Death Row Inmates Granted Clemency by Biden to ‘Supermax’ Facility
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. commuted dozens of men’s sentences to life without parole, but the Trump administration has ...
Mid-State Corrections Officer pleads guilty to crimes related to inmate's fatal beating
UTICA, N.Y. — A Mid-State Correctional Facility Officer pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the death of inmate ...
Read the New York State Inspector General's Report on the Dannemora prison escape
The report, which spanned more than 150 pages, is a sweeping and captivating look at the events that set the historic escape in motion.