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Nevada prison brawl leaves 3 inmates dead, 9 injured

A gang-related brawl broke out inside Nevada’s only maximum security prison, leaving three inmates dead and nine injured, according to reports. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at Erie State Prison in rural eastern part of the state, prompting a lockdown, according to the Associated Press. The Nevada Department of Corrections described the brawl as an […]

Former California prison officer now charged with sexually abusing 5 female inmates

A former corrections officer at a federal women’s prison in California is facing additional charges related to allegations by inmates who say he repeatedly sexually abused them while they were incarcerated since 2016. Darrell Wayne Smith, who served time at the federal prison in Dublin, was arrested on a 12-count indictment in Florida on May […]

NY jail workers and officers pocketed bribes to sneak weed to inmates: prosecutors

Westchester County Jail officials, including current and former corrections officers, have been indicted on bribery charges in a long-running contraband scam, prosecutors announced Thursday. Two prison guards, a former corrections officer and two prison commissary employees have been indicted on charges they allegedly sneaked marijuana and other contraband to inmates and pocketed thousands of dollars […]

Missouri Moves Forward With Inmate’s Execution Despite DNA Concerns

Missouri is scheduled to execute a death row inmate on Tuesday despite his unresolved claims of innocence, CBS News reported. Marcellus Williams, 55, is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 25. He was convicted in 2003 of the murder of Felicia Gayle, a social worker and former reporter. The murder took place in 1998 in […]

Dozens of former Illinois youth inmates sue state over alleged sexual abuse

Dozens of former juvenile inmates have filed a lawsuit seeking millions of dollars in damages for alleged sexual abuse they suffered in an Illinois jail. Thirteen women and 95 men have filed two lawsuits against the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice. The lawsuits include allegations that staff at various juvenile […]