Sheboygan inmates apparently argue, scuffle over the NBC sitcom ‘The Office’

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Apparently one Sheboygan County Jail inmate isn’t a fan of “The Office.” Prosecutors said an argument over the NBC sitcom led to a scuffle that resulted in a fresh felony charge against one inmate. The criminal complaint filed this week says two inmates were watching the show last week when 18-year-old Shacoya S. Crawley told them she wanted to watch something else.

Keanu Reeves goes where feds can’t: ‘Matrix’ star tours NY jails where inspectors are barred

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Actor Keanu Reeves had no problem getting inside Buffalo-area jails. The feds haven’t been so lucky.

Unapproved TV interviews land ‘Survivor’ Hatch in jail; lawyer says it’s a misunderstanding

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The lawyer for “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch said Wednesday that her client was taken to jail because he granted two TV interviews without getting the required permission from the federal Bureau of Prisons.

Folk ballad hero has lived a country song and is ready to write a new verse

BARTOW, Fla. — Christopher Daniel Gay’s life has been one long, sad country song, the latest verse written when he bolted from a sheriff’s deputy at a Waffle House on his way to jail.

AP NewsBreak: Ark. guard involved in inmate’s near death previously fired by prison system

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas prison guard fired after an inmate was left in his own excrement for a weekend and nearly died had been previously fired for receiving stolen food and rehired by the prison system, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

Filipino inmates famous for recreating ‘Thriller’ video pay dance tribute to Michael Jackson

CEBU, Philippines — The Filipino inmates who shot to global fame with a YouTube video of their “Thriller” dance swayed and stomped again Saturday in a behind-bars tribute to their idol, Michael Jackson.

Ark. governor has ‘full faith’ in prisons chief despite escapes, abuse claim, lap dances

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A spokesman says Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has “full faith” in the state’s prison director despite revelations that guards left a naked inmate covered in excrement for a weekend.

APNewsBreak: Ark. inmate left in feces nearly died; guards at prison allegedly got lap dances

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas state prison lieutenant was fired after an inmate left lying naked in his own feces for a weekend nearly died from septic shock.

Rapper DMX gets probation for allegedly throwing tray at Ariz. officer, avoids more jail time

PHOENIX — Rapper DMX will not have to serve any more jail time in Arizona despite his guilty plea for throwing a food tray at a jail officer.

Australian woman sentenced to jail for cyber-stalking ‘American Idol’ contestant Diana DeGarmo

MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian woman was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Friday for stalking “American Idol” contestant Diana DeGarmo over the Internet from the opposite side of the world.

“Survivor” winner Richard Hatch moved from federal prison to Pa. halfway house

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch has been moved to a halfway house from the federal prison where he was serving time for failing to pay taxes on his reality TV prize.

Australian man charged with inciting racial conflict against Jews with Internet posting

PERTH, Australia — Police have charged a man who allegedly posted a video on YouTube with inciting racism under Australian state law, officials said Thursday. A newspaper report said the video targeted Jews.

GOP senator calls on Obama to tell America where he will send Guantanamo prisoners

WASHINGTON — Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri, delivering the Republicans’ weekly radio and Internet address, said Saturday that President Barack Obama’s plan to close the Guantanamo detention center “is a dangerous case of putting symbolism over security.”

2 inmates who broke out of NJ jail using ‘Shawshank’ ploy face up to 5 years on escape charges

ELIZABETH, N.J. — Two men whose daring breakout from a New Jersey jail evoked comparisons to the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” have pleaded guilty to escape charges.