Inmate dragged backward across cell floor by a rope sues Washington state sheriff’s office
A Black jail inmate who was dragged backward across a concrete floor by a rope attached to his handcuffed wrists is suing a Washington state sheriff’s office.
Former Alabama jailer indicted in federal court on charges of beating handcuffed man
A federal grand jury indicted a former jail administrator for allegedly beating a handcuffed incarcerated person in an Alabama jail and then lying about it to law enforcement, the Justice Department ...
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Trump Bars Transgender Women From U.S. Prisons for Female Inmates
By Shaila Dewan and Amy Harmon President Trump has ordered federal prisons to house inmates who are transgender women ... D.C., jail, she said. The jail is not a Bureau of Prisons facility.
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Inmate accused of trying to break out of Rockingham County Detention Center using assistive rail
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man reportedly tried and failed to escape from the Rockingham County Detention Center last week, according to the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office.
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Delaware County prison inmate beaten up over Christmas bag
Two Delaware County prison inmates are charged with beating another inmate for his ... the victim had to be taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center for injuries to his head and torso.
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Deputies searching for inmate mistakenly released from East Carroll Detention Center, dropped off at BR bus station
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Authorities in Baton Rouge are searching for a man they say was mistakenly released from the East Carroll Detention Center. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s ...
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Woman arrested on suspicion of mailing drug-laced letters to San Diego County jail
The incident was uncovered earlier this month when deputies intercepted suspicious mail intended for an inmate at the George Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa. According to the San Diego ...
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Former Arkansas officer arrested, charged with assault in beating of handcuffed inmate
A former Arkansas police officer who was caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the back of ... Harris was released from a county detention center on $15,000 bond. Harris was fired in ...
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17-year-old charged with beating up fellow inmate in juvenile detention
A 17-year-old boy was on Thursday charged with beating up a fellow ... received a report from the CoRRs facility on December 20. According to the report, two inmates got into a scrap, resulting ...
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Fatal beating of inmate prompts calls for reform at New York's state prison system
New York's state prison system is under scrutiny after guards fatally beat an inmate in December, prompting protests and calls for reforms.
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Dallas County pays $1.65 million to female jail guards over discriminatory time-off policy
The county alleged the scheduling changes were temporarily implemented because being male is a valid qualification for contact area positions involving male inmates, and assigning female jail ...