Sheriff: Recaptured killer who escaped on trip from mental institution duped pal into helpingSEATTLE — An insane killer was recaptured Sunday, three days after he slipped away from the staff of a mental institution during a trip to a county fair more than 180 miles away from the side of a highway where he eventually was found. With absence of lawyers, Iran prisoner families forced to handle complicated bureaucracyBEIRUT — The middle-aged woman demanded to know the fate of her daughter, Fariba Pajooh, who had been picked up by three Intelligence Ministry agents a few days earlier. California to reduce inmate population to meet court order but falls short of judges’ mandateSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California prison officials on Friday released a plan to reduce the state’s inmate population by more than 23,000 over the next two years, falling short of a federal court mandate. Three Haitians get 15 years for kidnapping American teenager and her classmate for ransomWASHINGTON — Three Haitian men were sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for kidnapping an American teenager and her Haitian classmate for ransom. Red Cross says Guantanamo inmates can now talk to families via video linkGENEVA — The international Red Cross says it has set up video links allowing Guantanamo Bay inmates to talk to their families and friends face-to-face. US military training Iraqi prison guards as it prepares to hand over detention systemCAMP CROPPER, Iraq — As the U.S. military prepares to hand over the remnants of its detention system to the Iraqi government next year, it is training Iraqi wardens and guards to ensure that changes it made after the Abu Ghraib scandal remain in place. California prison officials announce $250M cut, as many as 900 workers could be laid offSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A recent budget cut is forcing California to trim $250 million from its prison rehabilitation program and lay off hundreds of corrections workers. Lawyer says Ohio death-row inmate ‘traumatized’ by failed attempts by the state to execute himCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The lawyer for an inmate whose execution was halted after an unprecedented two hours said trying to put him to death again in a week could be a disaster. Prison log attributes problem in unprecedented execution delay on Ohio inmate’s past drug useLUCASVILLE, Ohio — A prison log blames a condemned Ohio inmate’s past drug use for problems finding a usable vein during an execution attempt that was stopped Tuesday after an unprecedented two hours. Guards keeping close watch on condemned Ohio inmate after unprecedented execution delayLUCASVILLE, Ohio — A condemned inmate whose execution was stopped because of problems finding a usable vein will remain at the maximum security prison where death row inmates usually are held for a day before being put to death. Shootings kill 15 in Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez; 6 bodies found in burning car in TijuanaTIJUANA, Mexico — Firefighters found six bodies inside a burning car in Tijuana, and 15 people were killed in three separate shootings in another northern Mexican border town besieged by drug violence, authorities said Tuesday. Shootings kill 10 in Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez; 6 bodies found in burning car in TijuanaTIJUANA, Mexico — Firefighters have found six bodies inside a burning car in Tijuana, and 10 people were killed in two separate shootings in another northern Mexican border town besieged by drug violence. In reversal, Cuba allows Catholic Mass, Protestant church services inside prisonsHAVANA — Cuba will allow inmates to attend Roman Catholic Mass and Protestant services inside prisons, a top religious leader said Tuesday, in a significant easing of the communist government’s policy toward organized religion. 6 burned bodies found in burning car in Mexican border city under siege by drug violenceTIJUANA, Mexico — Firefighters found six bodies inside a burning car in a Mexican border city besieged by drug violence, police said Tuesday. NJ uses trained dogs to find inmates’ illegal cell phones; 35 indicted for having phonesBORDENTOWN, N.J. — As Congress considers whether to allow state prisons to install cell phone jamming devices, New Jersey is grappling with ways to stop inmates from running criminal enterprises from behind bars. Former Pa. judges implicated in ‘kids for cash’ scandal plead not guilty to 48 countsSCRANTON, Pa. — Two former Pennsylvania judges implicated in a “kids-for-cash” scandal on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to federal racketeering charges. China jails gangsters in southwest for extortion, rioting over teenage girl’s deathBEIJING — China sentenced 23 members of a gang to jail for up to 20 years for crimes including the involvement in rioting last year over police handling of a teenage girl’s death, a court said Sunday. AP ENTERPRISE: Questions emerge about company promising to bring inmates to small Montana townBILLINGS, Mont. — The Two Rivers Detention Center was promoted as the largest economic development project in decades in the small town of Hardin when the jail was built two years ago. But it has been vacant ever since. Calif. lawmakers approve inmate reduction but fail to agree on major overhaul of water systemSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers ended a legislative year dominated by an unprecedented fiscal crisis without an agreement on their top policy priority — an ambitious upgrade of the state’s water delivery and storage system. Supreme Court rejects California plea to push back deadline for plan to cut prison populationWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday turned down California’s request to delay a federal court order related to state prison overcrowding. Calif. lawmakers seek deals on water, energy, prison spending on final day of their sessionSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Friday agreed to reduce the state prison population by 16,000 inmates and appeared ready to pass the nation’s most ambitious renewable-energy standards but were falling short of their top goal — upgrading the state’s decades-old water system. Rioters at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison set fires, attack guards to demand better conditionsBAGHDAD — Abu Ghraib prison inmates rioted for a second straight day Friday to demand better conditions, setting fire to mattresses and seizing an assault rifle from a guard before authorities said the situation was brought under control. Inmates attack guards at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison; US military asked for helpBAGHDAD — Inmates at Abu Ghraib prison started a fire and attacked guards, prompting authorities to call in Iraqi troops and American helicopters for support, the U.S. military said Friday. Measure to allow states to jam cell phones in prison gets support from 20 governorsANNAPOLIS, Md. — Twenty governors have signed a letter to support legislation in Congress to allow states to jam contraband cell phones in prisons. Pentagon lawyer hedges on January deadline for closing Guantanamo Bay prisonWASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s top lawyer on Thursday said the Obama administration remains committed to closing the Guantanamo Bay prison by early next year but stopped short of assuring it will happen. Sex complaints against US prison workers double over last 8 yearsWASHINGTON — Accusations of sexual abuse at the hands of federal prison workers doubled in the past eight years, according to a new government report released Thursday. Pentagon lawyer says Obama administration is ‘committed’ to closing terror prison by Jan. 22WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s top lawyer says the Obama administration remains committed to closing the Guantanamo Bay prison early next year but is stopping short of assuring it will happen. Amnesty International: Japan executes mentally ill prisoners, death row drives some insaneTOKYO — Japan executes mentally ill prisoners, some of whom are driven insane by harsh treatment while on death row, according to a report issued Thursday by Amnesty International. 2 former NE Pa. judges charged with racketeering, money laundering in kids-for-cash schemeALLENTOWN, Pa. — Federal prosecutors have ratcheted up their pursuit of two former Pennsylvania judges accused of taking $2.8 million in kickbacks to place youth offenders in private detention centers. A glance at the history of the Gulag prison system—History: The network of forced-labor camps was started by a Soviet decree of April 15, 1919. In 1930, under Josef Stalin, it became Glavnoye Upravleniye Ispravitelno-Trudovykh Lagerey (Chief Administration of Corrective Labor Camps), known by its Russian acronym, Gulag. |
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