Betsey Wright, former Clinton chief of staff, charged with taking contraband to Ark. death rowLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A former chief of staff for Bill Clinton when he was Arkansas’ governor has been charged with attempting to smuggle contraband goods into the state’s death row. Prison riot will cost California millions of dollars for repairs, corrections chief saysSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s corrections chief says it will cost taxpayers $5 million to $6 million to make repairs and clean up from last weekend’s prison riot. AP NewsBreak: Arkansas death-row inmate passed love letters, committed sex act with guardLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas death-row inmate allegedly passed love letters to a guard and committed a sex act with her before supervisors discovered their illicit romance, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. Devastation, blood-soaked debris mark scene of California prison riot; 11 still hospitalizedCHINO, Calif. — Blood-soaked mattresses, singed bedding and abandoned medical supplies littered the campus of a Southern California prison Tuesday, a testament to the mayhem and violence of a weekend riot that shut down part of the institution and injured about 175 inmates, some critically. Calif. struggles to desegregate its prisons as it faces a diverse, violent inmate populationSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The riot that ravaged a Southern California prison and injured 175 inmates began with a fight between black and Hispanic gang members, a stark reminder of the difficulty of race relations behind bars and the challenges of desegregating inmates. Apologetic ex-Madoff CFO DiPascali reveals details of Ponzi scheme as he pleads guilty in NYCNEW YORK — The former chief financial officer for Bernard Madoff has pleaded guilty in a cooperation deal to 10 charges, including conspiracy. Judge denies Mass. transgender killer’s request for hair removal; inmate is seeking sex-changeBOSTON — A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday denied additional hair-removal treatments for a murderer who is seeking a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation, saying the inmate has failed to prove she will suffer “serious harm” without further electrolysis. Inmates riot at crowded Calif. prison that expert warned was a ‘disturbance waiting to happen’SANTA ANA, Calif. — A weekend riot at an overcrowded California prison that injured 175 has come at a critical time for the state’s prisons. Report warned of problems at California prison where weekend riot occurredSANTA ANA, Calif. —A national prison expert warned nearly two years ago of dangers at the Chino prison where a violent weekend riot occurred. Arkansas lawmakers follow path of convicted murderers who escape prison in guard uniformsVARNER, Ark. —Lawmakers retraced the steps of two convicted murders who escaped an Arkansas prison wearing guard uniforms, questioning corrections officials Monday over a perceived culture of complacency at the state’s lockups. CA prison that was site of riot remains locked down, 1,000 inmates transferredCHINO, Calif. —A state prison remained locked down Monday and more than 1,000 prisoners were being moved after a weekend riot that burned a wooden dormitory and left 175 inmates injured. SoCal prison riot prompts transfer of 1,000 inmates from overcrowded facilityCHINO, Calif. —A California state prison where 175 inmates were injured in a riot remains locked down and more than 1,000 prisoners are being moved. California lawmaker says crowding may have contributed to Chino prison riot that injured 250CHINO, Calif. —A California lawmaker says overcrowding may have contributed to a prison riot that injured 250 inmates, 55 of them seriously. Some counties profit by incarcerating immigrants for US government; others just break evenSAN ANTONIO —As federal officials begin an overhaul of the widely criticized system used to incarcerate immigrants awaiting hearings and deportation, their challenge includes a deep inconsistency in the amount paid to a hastily assembled network of private prisons and local jails that hold thousands of such detainees. Iranian opposition leader says detainees claim jailers savagely raped prisonersTEHRAN, Iran —An Iranian opposition leader said Sunday that detained protesters are alleging male and female prisoners were savagely raped by their jailers to the point of physical and mental damage. Student’s rape claim puts in spotlight Beijing’s ‘black jails,’ where hundreds are detainedBEIJING —The 20-year-old student spoke softly but firmly as she described how a dispute over grades led to her rape at an unofficial jail. About 250 inmates injured, 55 hospitalized in riot at men’s prison in Southern CaliforniaLOS ANGELES —More than three dozen inmates were released from hospitals Sunday after being involved in a racially motivated riot that badly damaged a Southern California prison and forced the lockdown of nine others. Florida inmates make three varities of hot sauce from their jail-grown peppersTAMPA, Fla. —A group of Tampa inmates is offering a taste of what it’s like jail — no locks, bars or handcuffs required. But you’d better have an tough stomach to use more than a dash of their “Jailhouse Fire Hot Sauce.” Minimum-security Hillsborough County Jail inmates offer it in “Original,” ”Smoke” and “No Escape” varieties, all made from their jail-grown peppers. 40 inmates injured after riot breaks out at men’s prison in Southern CaliforniaLOS ANGELES —Forty prisoners were sent to hospitals after a riot broke out at the California Institution for Men in Chino. Inmate advocates hope $1.3 million Colorado prison rape penalty pushes reformDENVER —A federal judge was so appalled that a former Colorado prison guard accused of raping an inmate was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor that he imposed $1.3 million in damages in the inmate’s civil lawsuit — a message advocates hope will pressure corrections officials nationwide to protect prisoners from sexual misconduct. Kansas senators block Obama nominees; in protest over plan to transfer Guantanamo prisonersWASHINGTON — Kansas’ two U.S. senators are blocking 10 of President Barack Obama’s nominees for senior administration posts at the Pentagon and Justice Department in protest over a proposal to house Guantanamo detainees at the Fort Leavenworth prison. Boys charged in Ariz. child rape case appear in court, 1 crying and the other curiousPHOENIX — The two youngest boys charged in the rape last month of an 8-year-old Liberian girl were ordered Wednesday to remain in juvenile detention with restricted visitors, as Liberia’s deputy ambassador to the U.S. arrived in town hoping to speak to them. Do the crime, pay for the time, as in $90 a day. Want toilet paper? That’s extra.A one-night stay? Ninety dollars. Need to see a doctor? Ten bucks. Want toilet paper? Pay for it yourself. Federal judges order Calif. to reduce inmate population by 40,000 to improve medical careSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judicial panel on Tuesday ordered California to reduce its prison population by 40,000 to improve treatment of ailing and mentally ill inmates, saying there is no other way to bring the system’s medical care up to adequate standards. 3 more prisoners escape in Belgium, bringing total to 12 in 2 weeksBRUSSELS — Belgian authorities were chasing three more escaped prisoners on Tuesday, bringing the total to 12 over the past two weeks. Belgian police recapture 1 of 3 escaped convicts from Bruges prisonBRUSSELS — Belgian authorities say they have recaptured a convict who escaped twice in as many weeks, including once from a Bruges prison by helicopter. AP Sources: Administration may set up military-civilian prison to hold Guantanamo inmatesWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is looking at creating a courtroom-within-a-prison complex in the U.S. to house suspected terrorists, combining military and civilian detention facilities at a single maximum-security prison. Myanmar official: Court postpones verdict in Aung San Suu Kyi trial until Aug. 11YANGON, Myanmar — Judges in Myanmar postponed the verdict Friday in pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial until Aug. 11 — a sign, activists say, that the ruling junta is hesitating in the face of outrage abroad and fears of unrest at home. Riot police block roads ahead of verdict in Nobel-winner Suu Kyi’s trial in MyanmarYANGON, Myanmar — Riot police sealed off the court trying Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in military-run Myanmar ahead of Friday’s verdict that could send the frail icon of democracy to prison for up to five years. Former Guantanamo detainees launch group to help released, current inmatesGENEVA — Former Guantanamo Bay detainees have launched an organization to help released inmates return to normal life and to lobby for the release or trial of those still held at the U.S. military prison, one of the founders said Wednesday. |
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