Complaints about food and conditions at 1897 Franklin County jail triggered 1966 riots

Asked if rioting Franklin County jail inmates would be disciplined with bread and water, Sheriff Stacy Hall said: 'We do not ...
Yahoo

Inmate identified in prison homicide

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lackawanna Coroner has identified the victim who was killed in what the district attorney called an inmate-on-inmate assault. 45-year-old Lackawanna ...
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Federal inmate caught with 236g of 99% pure meth faces life in prison after guilty plea

OCALA, Fla. (CBS12) — A federal inmate already serving time found himself in even deeper legal trouble after being caught with a stash of nearly pure methamphetamine inside a Florida prison — and now ...
Dhaka Tribune

Overcrowded jails raise alarm over health, human rights

Bangladesh’s prison infrastructure is facing unprecedented pressure, with 71 correctional facilities currently housing 79,081 ...
KWTX

Inmate gets additional 15 years in prison for throwing diarrhea in correctional officer’s face

McCORMICK, S.C. (WRDW/Gray News) – A South Carolina inmate has been sentenced to 15 additional years in prison for throwing a cup of diarrhea at a prison guard. Donald Harper Jr., 35, was sentenced ...
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Guard gets prison despite claim inmate wasn’t vulnerable during beating at CNY prison. ‘Wow,’ judge says

Marcy, NY -- A defense lawyer’s last-ditch efforts Monday to spare a guard from prison for beating an inmate at a Central New York state prison fell flat. Defense lawyer David Longeretta argued that ...