Inmate dies at Polk County jail; autopsy pending

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FROSTPROOF, Fla. -- Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate in a central Florida jail. Polk County Sheriff's Office spoke...

Kentucky inmate, fiancee suing to marry

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Twenty years after meeting as teenagers, Jeremy Devers and Patricia Locke realized what they describe as the "enduring nature of their ...

DC Jail helps inmates vote, a rarity nationwide

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The voters at this southeast Washington polling place were all dressed alike: orange jumpsuit, white shoes. And when they ...

Family of deceased inmate, feds settle for $975K

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Timothy U. Bell knew something wasn't right with the sore, swollen spot near his right armpit. Then he spent more...

Prison disturbance at Bibb County facility sends eight inmates to Jefferson County

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A disturbance at the Bibb County Correctional Facility in Brent sent eight state inmates to another prison in Jefferson County, authorities ...

Wakefield Prison nurse 'had sex with rapist'

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A prison nurse had sex with a convicted rapist at a top security jail, a court has been told. Karen Cosford exchanged intimate text messag...

Inmate convicted, faces life term in Arizona stabbing death

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PHOENIX – An Arizona prison inmate has been convicted in the stabbing death of a fellow prisoner. Maricopa County prosecutors say 35-year-...

Texas man freed from prison after more than 2 decades after DNA clears him in teen’s rape

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FORT WORTH, Texas — A man who spent more than two decades behind bars was freed Friday after DNA evidence cleared him in the rape of a 14-ye...

Michigan inmate who was nearly released from life sentence challenges governor’s authority

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LANSING, Mich. — Three days before Christmas 2010, a Michigan inmate got a remarkable gift: Gov. Jennifer Granholm said she would commute hi...

Public intoxication inmate hanged in Houston jail

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HOUSTON -- An autopsy has been ordered after a woman arrested for public intoxication at a Houston airport apparently hanged herself in jail...

Inmate mails own severed finger to French minister

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(Reuters) - An inmate in a French jail has mailed part of his own severed finger to the justice minister hoping the desperate gesture would ...

624-year sentence for rapist; plus other eye-popping jail terms

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An Alabama man has received a 624-year prison sentence for kidnapping, rape and sodomy. It's not the first time an Alabama judge has...

Jailer fired for sending Facebook friend request to Georgia inmate

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Authorities in northeast Georgia say a jail deputy was fired and another resigned after they sent Facebook friend requests to an inmate ...

Prisoner Pen Pals

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Find free pictures of prisoners. Some are on death row and many in for serious crimes such as murder, rape and armed robbery. Many tell...

NH inmate found dead in jail cell

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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — An autopsy is planned for a 43-year-old inmate at a New Hampshire jail who was found unconscious in his cell. Mark...

Inmates captured after taking on in patrol car

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FAYETTE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri county jail inmate was captured after taking off in a deputy's patrol vehicle. Authorities say a Pettis C...

In-Person Visits Fade as Jails Set Up Video Units for Inmates and Families

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WASHINGTON — Shatterproof glass used to separate inmates at the District of Columbia jail from the visitors sitting across from them. Now, t...

Inmates Take Over Jail Pod

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RAYMOND--After a disturbance at the Hinds County Correctional Facility, law enforcement officers took more than 12 hours to take back and fu...

Mother of inmate strangled at supermax Virginia prison sues, claiming guards helped killer

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RICHMOND, Va. — Guards and security officials at Virginia’s most secure prison conspired with an inmate to give him the opportunity to kill ...

Death row inmate: Execute me. Governor: No. So: Judge to decide

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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon death row inmate and the state's governor are at the center of an unusual legal battle — the governor has g...

Georgia inmate gets stay hours before scheduled execution

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ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday granted a stay of execution to a two-time murderer hours before he was due to becom...

California prisons object to expanding media access to inmates

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California prison officials are opposing legislation that would increase media access to inmates, saying it would cost too much money to fa...

Ex-inmates claim deputies made them 'ride the lightning' before they could join work crew

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VERNAL — Uintah County Sheriff Jeff Merrell has requested an independent investigation into claims that two of his corrections deputies fo...

Texas inmate set to die after appeals rejected

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Condemned prisoner Yokamon Hearn is headed to the Texas death chamber after having his appeals rejected by the U....