Hundreds of Ky. inmates relocated, 4 hospitalized after rioting prisoners set facility ablazeBURGIN, Ky. — Four prisoners remained hospitalized and hundreds of others had to be relocated Saturday after rioting inmates set their central Kentucky prison on fire. AP sources: Internal CIA probe reveals more details about US treatment of terror detaineesWASHINGTON — As the Justice Department considers whether to investigate alleged harsh interrogation practices sanctioned by the Bush administration, sources say a soon-to-be-released report by the CIA’s inspector general reveals that agency interrogators conducted mock executions of terror suspects. Rioting inmates set central Ky. prison ablaze; some prisoners suffer minor injuries in meleeBURGIN, Ky. — Rioting inmates set fire to trash cans and other items inside a central Kentucky prison, and damage to some buildings was so extensive that officials were busing many of the facility’s 1,200 prisoners elsewhere, police said Saturday. Minor inmate injuries reported in Ky. prison melee; fires set by prisoners still burningBURGIN, Ky. — Several buildings set ablaze by inmates during a disturbance at a central Kentucky prison continued to burn early Saturday, and some of the prisoners suffered minor injuries, police said. Mexican officials worry about California’s plan to free thousands of inmates in budget crunchMEXICALI, Mexico — Mexican authorities have been sending more alleged criminals north to the U.S. for trial since President Felipe Calderon took office. Now a Mexican official is worried about a flow in the other direction. AP sources: CIA probe finds interrogators conducted mock executions of terror suspectsWASHINGTON — The CIA’s internal investigator found that agency interrogators conducted mock executions of terror suspects and in one case threatened a detainee suspected in the USS Cole bombing with a gun and power drill, congressional officials said late Friday. Explosions heard as police enter central Ky. prison in riot gear, firing tear gasBURGIN, Ky. — Police say officers have subdued all inmates at a medium-security men’s prison in Kentucky where prisoners had set fire to at least two buildings. Officials say no staff or officers were hurt, though some inmates had minor injuries. Investigator urges EU states to come clean on secret CIA prisons, renditionsBRUSSELS — The lawmaker who led the continent-wide probe into secret CIA-run detention centers is urging European nations to come clean about their involvement in “in this shameful episode.” Calif. Assembly balks at governor’s plan to release inmates early as way to save cashSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass plans to strip the most controversial provisions from a Senate-approved plan that would have trimmed the state’s prison population by 27,000 inmates. With lawmakers divided, Calif. Assembly delays vote on plan to trim prison populationSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Assembly balked Thursday at a Senate-approved plan to trim the state’s prison population by 27,000 inmates, adjourning the late-night session until next week. With lawmakers divided, California considers plan to release inmates early as way to save cashSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate, after a highly charged debate, approved a plan Thursday to trim the state’s prison population by 27,000 inmates, acting over the objections of Republican lawmakers and law enforcement groups. Calif. Senate passes plan to release inmates early to save money, establishes sentencing panelSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate, after a highly charged debate, approved a plan Thursday to trim the state’s prison population by 27,000 inmates, acting over the objections of Republican lawmakers and law enforcement groups. Foes dominate meeting on bringing Guantanamo inmates to Michigan, but many locals supportiveSTANDISH, Mich. — Opponents dominated a public meeting Thursday on moving terrorism suspects from Guantanamo Bay to a prison in this small town, many accusing President Barack Obama of making Michigan a target for killer jihadists. Schwarzenegger plan to release prison inmates early to save money divides California lawmakersSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to trim California’s prison population by nearly 30,000 inmates in a cost-saving move gets its first hearing before the state Legislature on Thursday, as it faces mounting opposition from Republican lawmakers and law enforcement groups. Schwarzenegger tours destruction from California prison riot, compares scene to Hollywood setSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday toured the Southern California prison where 175 inmates were injured in a riot earlier this month, likening the devasation to a scene from one of his movies. Lebanese army recaptures fugitive Syrian after militant prison breakBEIRUT — Lebanese commandos recaptured Wednesday a fugitive from an al-Qaida-inspired group, a day after he broke out of a high-security prison in a spectacular escape. Deaths of 2 Calif. inmates, serving time for multiple murders, found to be suicideSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two California inmates, both serving life sentences for notorious murders in 1970, died in their cells of apparent suicide over the past week. Hard-luck handoff: Inmates harvest fields and cook to help struggling food banks meet demandCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The nation’s food banks, struggling to meet demand in hard times, are turning to prison inmates for free labor to help feed the hungry. Hard-luck handoff: Inmates harvest fields, make soup as food banks struggle to meet demandCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The nation’s food banks, struggling to meet demand in hard times, are turning to prison inmates for free labor to help feed the hungry. Syrian militant from al-Qaida inspired group flees Lebanon’s central prison, officials sayBEIRUT — Eight members of an al-Qaida-inspired group sawed bars off their cell windows in a high-security Lebanese prison Tuesday, scaled down the building using blankets tied together, then stood on each other’s shoulders to help one jump over a wall and escape, security officials said. No soap, no space, no bedding: Myanmar migrants stuck in crowded Malaysia detention campsSEPANG, Malaysia — A growing number of immigrants from Myanmar are ending up stuck, often for months, in crowded detention centers in Malaysia designed to hold people for only a few weeks. Prison official: Fighting between inmates kills 19, injures 20 at lockup in northern MexicoMEXICO CITY — A fight among inmates Friday at a prison in northern Mexico killed 19 inmates and left more than 20 injured, Durango state officials said. The battle apparently involved inmates jailed on drug or organized crime charges. Manson follower known as ‘Squeaky’ who tried to kill Ford is quietly released from prisonFORT WORTH, Texas — Three decades after basking in the national spotlight as “Squeaky” the infamous Charles Manson disciple who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford, the now 60-year-old woman slipped quietly out of a federal prison Friday after being released on parole. Calif. Corrections officials brief sheriffs after riot cut 1,200 beds from state prison systemCHINO, Calif. — Prison officials are briefing sheriffs across California on how a weekend riot that destroyed seven Southern California prison housing units might affect their jail populations in weeks to come. Smuggling charges could stifle death-row advocate Betsey Wright, former Clinton aideLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Betsey Ross Wright, a former chief of staff for then-Gov. Bill Clinton, zealously defended Arkansas death-row inmates and often irritated state officials with her demands to film executions and get better food for prisoners. Arkansas prison guard denies death-row sex allegations, says guards often carry inmates’ goodsLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas prison spokeswoman says allegations that a death-row guard had a romantic relationship with an inmate were determined to be “unfounded.” Fired Arkansas prison guard denies allegations that she had relationship with death-row inmateLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas prison guard fired after an investigation into allegations that she had a romantic relationship with a death-row inmate says the prisoner never committed a sex act with her. Barred No More: Alabama ends practice of keeping inmates with HIV from work release programsMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has shed the distinction of being the only state to bar inmates with HIV from work release programs. Prison riot will cost California $5 million-$6 million for repairs, corrections chief saysSACRAMENTO, Calif. — It will cost taxpayers as much as $6 million to make repairs and clean up debris after a weekend prison riot damaged seven housing units and forced the transfer of more than 1,100 inmates, California’s corrections chief said Wednesday. Former Clinton aide Betsey Wright charged with taking knife, tattoo needles to Ark. death rowLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A former top aide to Bill Clinton when he was Arkansas governor was charged Wednesday with trying to smuggle a knife and 48 tattoo needles onto the state’s death row. |
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