Tag: Prisons
‘Dating scammer’ faces more time after escape, capture
CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey man who has twice served prison terms for using dating services to defraud women is facing more time...
US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks
<p>A Florida correctional officer polled his colleagues earlier this year in a private Facebook group: “Will you take the COVID-19 vaccine if offered?”</p>
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Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law
AMMAN, Jordan — Samer Qraih had a good job working at a bank in Amman, Jordan, and decided to start his own business importing...
Mexico’s last island penal colony may now host cruise ships
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said ferries and cruise ships may soon be visiting the former Isla Marias prison, after the last island penal...
Man charged in Capitol riot plot to be released from jail
A man charged with conspiring with members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group in the attack on the U.S. Capitol will be released...
Man charged in Capitol riot plot to be released from jail
<p>A man charged with conspiring with members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group in the attack on the U.S. Capitol will be released...
Could solitary confinement on Rikers Island be laid to rest?
NEW YORK — Even with Rikers Island under renewed scrutiny for prisoner neglect and abuses, a transgender prisoner named Layleen Polanco died there in...
Inmate dies in altercation at federal prison in Kentucky
WASHINGTON — A 50-year-old inmate died Saturday following an altercation with a fellow prisoner at a high-security federal prison in Kentucky, officials said.
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Inmate dies in altercation at federal prison in Kentucky
<p>WASHINGTON — A 50-year-old inmate died Saturday following an altercation with a fellow prisoner at a high-security federal prison in Kentucky, officials said.</p>
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As other states close prisons, Nebraska may build a big one
OMAHA, Neb. — Across the nation officials are closing prisons as crime rates drop and views about drug use change, but not in Nebraska,...