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Wisconsin prison officials released a video that shows a guard tossing a non-lethal grenade designed for outdoor crowd control into an inmate's cell and running away as it explodes.
Authorities in Wisconsin say an inmate somehow armed himself with a knife and threatened a sheriff's deputy before the officer shot and wounded him.
A former Alabama judge was cleared Monday of charges that he spanked and sexually abused male inmates.
The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Monday against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections seeking the release of a video that shows a powerful stinger grenade exploding after a guard dropped it inside a prisoner's cell.
Kidnapping and extortion charges against a former Alabama judge were dismissed Wednesday, but a jury will deliberate the remaining felony counts accusing him of paddling and sexually abusing male inmates in return for leniency.
Authorities say a Missouri inmate is facing a federal charge of threatening to kill President Barack Obama after writing a threatening letter from prison.
An Alabama man with a lengthy criminal record testified Tuesday that a judge who helped secure his release from jail as a teenager later spanked him with a belt and had sexual contact with him.
A judge says the state of Pennsylvania cannot force a seriously ill prison inmate to undergo a blood transfusion — even if it could save his life.
Officials say 17 people were taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a bus transporting inmates in Albuquerque.
A prosecutor depicted a former Alabama judge on Friday as a "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" who had sex with jail inmates in return for leniency while claiming to straighten out their lives.
Sixteen Arizona corrections employees have been fired, suspended or otherwise disciplined for their roles in the death of an inmate left in an outdoor holding cell for four hours in triple-digit heat and for a "wait-them-out" practice at the prison where she died.
Texas death row inmate Linda Carty's voice was broadcast into London's Trafalgar Square on Thursday, begging Britons to help save her life.
A former Ohio deputy accused of feeding an inmate a bologna sandwich that been rubbed against another inmate's genitals has pleaded guilty to two health code violations. In a Columbus courtroom on Wednesday, 38-year-old Joseph Cantwell also apologized for the shame and embarrassment that he said he had caused.
A former inmate in Florida was injured while trying to sneak back into jail. Sylvester Jiles suffered severe cuts from barbed wire while trying to climb a 12-foot fence at the Brevard County Detention Center Monday night. The 24-year-old former inmate was released last week from the jail after accepting a plea deal on a manslaughter charge.
An inmate who died in triple-digit heat after spending four hours in an outdoor holding cell had numerous first- and second-degree burns on her face and body and a core body temperature of 108 degrees, according to an autopsy report.
Two California inmates, both serving life sentences for notorious murders in 1970, died in their cells of apparent suicide over the past week.
Authorities say an inmate convicted of killing four California Highway Patrol officers died over the weekend at Kern Valley State Prison in an apparent suicide.
A Michigan prison inmate who says his kosher meals were illegally suspended isn't getting any relief at a federal appeals court.
A convicted triple murderer in Illinois was charged Wednesday with the killings of five Southern California women in cases dating back to the mid-1980s.
Arizona is ending its use of outdoor prison cells after an inmate died in triple-digit heat last month, the corrections department said Tuesday.
A county sheriff in northern Ohio who banned pancakes from the jail menu to cut costs has found another way to save: He's having the inmates grow their own food.
The Supreme Court has ruled that states may not prevent people from filing civil rights claims against government workers in state courts.
An autopsy has been done on a state prison inmate who died after spending nearly four hours in the Arizona heat.
Inmates and officers agree on this much about Alabama's toughest prison, where old plastic jugs catch drips from death row's leaky roof: It's barely fit to live in or work in.
He may have broken the law, but a Nebraska inmate still can't change his name to "Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir. Court documents say 23-year-old Jonathan L. Thomas cited his Norse religion in seeking the name change to Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir. He says he "is a heathen and Thor is his 'High God.'"
Magistrate allows inmate to leave jail for ThanksgivingHe has a criminal history stretching decades.
Inmate-sex prison officer jailed A former prison officer who had a baby with an inmate has been jailed for 30 months after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office.
Inmate rubs jail nurse wrong way, faces new charge A teenaged inmate faces a felony battery charge for allegedly rubbing a nurse the wrong way in the medical office of the Cypress Creek Corrections Center.
Murderer makes headway in suit against hostage A man convicted of murder is now targeting one of his victims again, and he's winning in court. An Oregon inmate who killed one man in 2006 is now suing his former hostage.
British court orders release of U.S. document about Guantanamo detaineeAn American document that allegedly describes the torture of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate should be made public, a British court ruled Friday, dismissing Britain's argument that it was suppressing the information to preserve its intelligence-sharing relationship with the United …
Mo. inmate accused of threatening Obama in letter - Salon.com#share#shareAn inmate who has been incarcerated since 1999 decided the taxpayer wasn't spending enough to keep him in his cage. So, he decided to spend President a letter threatening to kill him.
Davidson inmate settles lawsuit over prosthetic leg The prison inmate whose prosthetic leg was held by the Davidson County Sheriff's Office for nearly a year has settled his lawsuit with the city for $5,000.
Cleveland County inmate walks away from jailCleveland County authorities are searching for an inmate who apparently walked out of the jail with a group of inmates who were being released.
Judge Orders Inmate's Mouth Duct Taped ShutMcDermott, whose general demeanor toward defendants is patient and gentle, tried unsuccessfully on numerous occasions to quiet Frasure's insistent non sequiturs until after the prosecutor and his own attorney had concluded.
Officials say inmate escaped from jail hospital by tying blankets together The man who broke out of a Galveston prison hospital is apparently still on the loose.
Inmate awaiting execution dies of cancerA Tampa woman who has been waiting more than two decades to hear the killer of her parents is dead, has finally gotten her wish.
Man escapes wearing boxers, handcuffs, still on looseA man wearing handcuffs and boxer shorts who ran from deputies late Thursday after being arrested remains on the loose, according to a Friday news release from the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office
20-year-old prisoner blogs while in jail - St. Petersburg TimesTeddy Braden is in the Pinellas County Jail. That's not that unusual. He's not yet 21. That's also not that unusual. He's in on a drug charge. That's definitely not that unusual.
Transsexual killer wins battle to serve life sentence in a women's jail - Times A transsexual killer who was born a man has won a legal battle to be transferred to a women's prison.
Inmate labor, a cheaper solution? Wearing his brown jail garb, Danny Nuñez carefully lifted a golden kitten at the Osceola County animal shelter and lined its cage with newspaper. It was his third day at work . For every 30 he works there, he will get five days shaved off his sentence.
Inmate beating allegations cuse stir upSeven officers from Union Correctional Institution have been placed on leave and four nurses fired amid an investigation into allegations that an inmate was beaten at the prison, the Florida Department of Corrections reported Friday.
UPDATE: Judge denies stay,death row inmate appeals to Florida Supreme CourtAn attorney for death row inmate John Richard Marek has filed an appeal with the Florida Supreme Court to halt Wednesday's scheduled execution.
Florida Judge hears last appeals from man facing death for murder & rape of womanOn a summer night 26 years ago, Jean Trach stood by her car on the side of the road and tried, for the last time, to persuade Adela Marie Simmons to stay.
More Then 250 Inmates Hurt in California Prison RiotUpdate on Chino California prison riot.
Inmates make and sell own hot sauceA group of Tampa inmates is offering a taste of what it's like jail -- no locks, bars or handcuffs required.
Obese Texas Inmate Charged With Hiding Gun in His Rolls of FatAn obese inmate in Texas has been charged after officials learned he had a gun hidden under flabs of his own flesh.
Inmate sues, saying jail lost his legA state prison inmate has sued, claiming Davidson County jailers lost his prosthetic leg. Jerry Ray Brock was held in the jail at Nashville, awaiting transfer to state prison. The Tennessean reported Brock has a criminal history of burglaries.
They're prisoners of love. Oh, and just plain ol' prisoners, tooMichelle Hung was a $47,743 a year correction officer in the Osceola County jail. Angel Santiago was an inmate. He's serving three life sentences for prior violent crimes.
Federal judges order California to release 43,000 inmatesCalifornia must shrink the population of its teeming prisons by nearly 43,000 inmates over the next two years to meet constitutional standards, a panel of three federal judges ruled Tuesday, ordering the state to come up with a reduction plan by mid-September.
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