San Mateo County tentatively agrees to $2.35M settlement with sewer agency over jail junkOctober 8th, 2009 $2.35M tentative settlement over jail toilet junkREDWOOD CITY, Calif. — A California sewer agency suspected that inmates were the culprits for towels, pens and food that kept jamming their pipes.
2 guards at southern Indiana jail stabbed during escape attempt by 3 teenage inmatesOctober 6th, 2009 2 guards at Ind. jail stabbed in escape attemptVERNON, Ind.
Guards at southern Indiana jail stabbed during escape attempt by 3 teenage inmatesOctober 6th, 2009 Guards at Ind. jail stabbed in escape attemptVERNON, Ind.
Officials: 3 guards at southern Indiana jail attacked during escape attempt by teenage inmatesOctober 6th, 2009 Police: 3 Ind. jail guards hurt in escape attemptVERNON, Ind.
Deputies say more than a dozen injured when car crashes into inmate bus in AlbuquerqueOctober 5th, 2009 Deputies: Car crashes into Albuquerque inmate busALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Officials say 17 people were taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a bus transporting inmates in Albuquerque.
Inmates in Calif prison use canes, walkers as weapons in fights that send 24 to area hospitalsSeptember 22nd, 2009 Calif. prison on lockdown after multiple fightsAVENAL, Calif. — Authorities say inmates at a California prison used canes, walkers and wheelchair parts as weapons in fights that sent 24 prisoners to hospitals and forced the facility to be put on lockdown.
Agra prisoner hangs himself in jailSeptember 18th, 2009 AGRA - A 45-year-old man who was serving a life sentence hanged himself from a tree within the jail premises here, an official said Saturday. Netra Pal hanged himself using his lungi at the District Jail of Agra Friday while other inmates were away for Namaz.
Inmates clash with policemen in Uttar Pradesh jailSeptember 8th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Panic prevailed in the Ghazipur district jail of Uttar Pradesh Tuesday morning after over a dozen jail inmates clashed with policemen posted there, officials said. Though no one was seriously injured, nearly a dozen inmates, policemen and the jailor received minor injuries.
Inmates set fellow prisoner on fire in Uttar Pradesh jailAugust 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A 38-year-old prisoner lodged in Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun district jail was set on fire early Friday, allegedly by some other inmates after he refused to give extortion money. While jail authorities were not willing to come on record, a senior police officer said: "What led to the incident can be only confirmed after an inquiry."
Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar told IANS on phone: "Shobran Singh suffered burns on 90 percent of his body.
2 Savannah jail inmates burned trying to light cigarette with electrical socketJuly 9th, 2009 2 Ga. jail inmates burned by own smoking habitSAVANNAH, Ga. — Two inmates at the Chatham County jail in coastal Georgia got burned by their own smoking habit when they started a fire trying to light a handmade cigarette with a spark from an electrical socket.
Georgia inmates burned trying to light handmade cigarette with spark from electrical socketJuly 9th, 2009 Ga. jail inmates burned by own smoking habitSAVANNAH, Ga. — Two inmates at the Chatham County jail in coastal Georgia got burned by their own smoking habit when they started a fire trying to light a handmade cigarette with a spark from an electrical socket.
Drugs, alcohol recovered from Chhattisgarh jailJuly 8th, 2009 RAIPUR - A police raid in a jail in this Chhattisgarh city led to recovery marijuana, alcohol and mobile chargers from the prisoners, an official said Wednesday. The police team led by Raipur central jail superintendent K.K.
Inmates accused of breaking sprinkler system, forcing evacuation of Massachusetts county jailJuly 5th, 2009 Sprinkler flooding forces evacuation of Mass. jailCAMBRIDGE, Mass.
Arkansas prisons department fires 5 workers after escape of convicted murderersJune 18th, 2009 5 prison workers fired after Ark. inmates escapeLITTLE ROCK, Ark.
Probe ordered into Meghalaya jail breakJune 1st, 2009 SHILLONG - The Meghalaya government Monday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the jail break by seven undertrials - all hardcore criminals, officials said. The seven prisoners led by Fullmoon Dhar, including serial killers and rapists, escaped from the Shillong district jail Sunday after overpowering prison guards.
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