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.
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.
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.
Justice Department report says New Orleans jail conditions violate inmates' rightsSeptember 22nd, 2009 Report: Jail conditions violate inmates' rightsNEW ORLEANS — Violent guards, understaffing and unsanitary conditions violate the constitutional rights of inmates at a New Orleans jail heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina, a Justice Department report concludes. A report on the department's investigation, released Monday and dated Sept.
Red Cross says Guantanamo inmates can now talk to families via video linkSeptember 18th, 2009 Red Cross: Guantanamo inmates make video callsGENEVA — The international Red Cross says it has set up video links allowing Guantanamo Bay inmates to talk to their families and friends face-to-face. The International Committee of the Red Cross says more than 60 detainees registered to make calls when the initiative started Thursday.
Former Florida inmate injured trying to climb over barbed wire fence to sneak back into jailSeptember 2nd, 2009 Ex-inmate injured trying to sneak back into jailSHARPES, Fla. — A former inmate in Florida was injured while trying to sneak back into jail.
Sheriff says Fla. inmate shot, killed by correction officer was trying to escape from jailAugust 5th, 2009 Fla. deputy shoots, kills inmate trying to escapePALATKA, Fla. — Officials in Florida say a corrections officer shot and killed an inmate who tried to escape from jail by climbing a razor wire fence.
Former Guantanamo detainees launch group to help released, current inmatesJuly 29th, 2009 Ex-detainees launch Gitmo inmates' rights groupGENEVA — Former Guantanamo Bay detainees have launched an organization to help released inmates return to normal life and to lobby for the release or trial of those still held at the U.S. military prison, one of the founders said Wednesday.
Looking for outside-the-pen pals: Inmates seek friends via Web sites, despite state objectionsJuly 29th, 2009 Prisons ban inmates from having pen pal adsMIAMI — In her online profile, Paula Jones says she is 42, "nonjudgmental" and likes fishing, gardening and cuddling. There's a catch, though.
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.
Inmates accused of breaking sprinkler system, forcing evacuation of Massachusetts county jailJuly 5th, 2009 Sprinkler flooding forces evacuation of Mass. jailCAMBRIDGE, Mass.
Missouri man sentenced to 33 years for killing man in fight over tossed bottle of hot sauceJune 12th, 2009 Man gets 33 years for killing sparked by hot sauceKANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for killing a man during a melee that erupted when someone threw a bottle of hot sauce.
Stalemate: DE Julius Peppers a no-show for start of Carolina Panthers minicampMay 1st, 2009 Peppers a no-show for start of Panthers minicampCHARLOTTE, N.C. — It would be understandable if Julius Peppers' teammates were angry.