Colorado inmate Ronald Caillier overpowers officers in hospital prison break
A Colorado inmate “overpowered” two police officers, fled a hospital and stole a neighbor’s minivan in a wild prison escape Friday, all while handcuffed. Ronald Caillier, 38, began his daring escape from the emergency room at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center just before midnight. This was announced by the Bent County Sheriff’s Office. Caillier, who […]
Death row inmate asks to be executed after fighting sentence for years: ‘This is the only option’
Alabama death row inmate Derrick Dearman asked to be executed despite having fought his death sentence for over five years. He pleaded guilty to capital murder charges in the grizzly 2016 killings of five people, including a pregnant woman. He first appealed his execution in October 2018, just over two years after what court records […]
DOJ Sues Utah Claiming State Discriminated Against Transgender Inmate
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said states discriminated against transgender prisoners because they were late applying for hormone therapy, and prisoners were not able to purchase women’s clothing or be transferred to women’s facilities. filed a lawsuit against the state of Utah. The complaint charges that the Utah Department of Corrections violated the Americans […]
Missouri death row inmate eats last meal
A Missouri death row inmate was executed Tuesday night after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected two appeals from his 2006 double murder. Missouri Department of Corrections Public Affairs Director Karen Pojman told Fox News Digital that Brian Dorsey, 52, died at Bon Terre State Prison after a single injection of the sedative pentobarbital at 6:11 […]
Idaho inmate, accomplice due in court following hospital ambush of police
Two members of a white supremacist prison gang in Idaho, including an inmate and a man accused of helping them escape in an armed ambush at a Boise hospital, are charged with providing a vehicle to an inmate. The accused woman is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on Monday. It was used during […]
MO inmate could get ‘surgery without anesthesia’ if no vein found: attorneys
Lawyers for Missouri death row inmate Brian Dorsey have several appeals pending in a last-ditch effort to avoid the death penalty. Dorsey’s lawyers have cited the state’s execution protocol, which allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if a suitable vein for lethal injection cannot be found. Dorsey, 52, was convicted of double murder in the 2006 […]
Alabama inmate set for second-ever nitrogen gas execution sues: ‘pain and disgrace’
An Alabama inmate seeks to block the state’s attempt to execute a second person with nitrogen gas, filing a lawsuit alleging that the first execution using the new method was a “failure” and caused cruel and prolonged suffering. I woke you up. Lawyers for Alan Eugene Miller, who survived a 2022 lethal injection attempt, filed […]
Inmate dies after getting struck by car moments after breaking out of Hawaiian prison
The sweet taste of freedom didn’t last long hawaii fugitive He was hit and killed by a car shortly after escaping from prison. Around 1 a.m. last Friday, 33-year-old Matthew J. Ornelas Jr., who is serving time at the Kauai Community Correctional Center on a Class C drug felony, decided to run away. He managed […]
Fourth person charged in ID ambush that allowed escape of dangerous inmate
A fourth person has been charged in connection with an ambush in which an Idaho inmate was able to escape while being released from the hospital. Tia J. Garcia, 27, of Twin Falls, was charged with aiding and abetting escape for allegedly owning the car used in Skylar Mead’s escape. Authorities in Idaho are investigating […]
Inmate who escaped Hawaii jail, got struck by a vehicle while fleeing police has died
A Hawaii inmate who escaped from a prison last week, ran onto an interstate and was hit by a car while fleeing police has died, authorities said. Matthew J. Ornelas Jr., 33, escaped from the Kauai Community Correctional Center last Friday, but was the victim of a serious hit-and-run shortly after fleeing the facility. On […]