Yes, in my backyard: Illinois town among few in US lobbying to get Guantanamo detaineesMARION, Ill. — Once the nation’s most secure prison, the federal lockup in southern Illinois has housed everyone from spies to a Colombian druglord to dapper mob boss John Gotti. Texas teen sentenced to life in prison for homeless man’s beating death in trash binABILENE, Texas — An Texas teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for beating a homeless man to death in a trash bin. Families use video visits to see family members in prison from comfort of living roomMIAMI — Almost every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Candace McCann, inmate No. 188342, sits down for a scheduled video conference with her daughter. AP NewsBreak: Ark. guard involved in inmate’s near death previously fired by prison systemLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas prison guard fired after an inmate was left in his own excrement for a weekend and nearly died had been previously fired for having stolen food and rehired by the prison system, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. Golf Channel examines prison links in La., complete with inmate groundskeepers, gator hazardsNEW ORLEANS — A golf course tucked among 18,000 acres in Louisiana’s scenic Tunica Hills would seem an ideal vacation getaway if it was not on the grounds of the sprawling Louisiana State Penitentiary. Texas sees drop in state prison inmate population and increase in correctional officersAUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of state convicts in Texas are going to be moving. Schwarzenegger rejects pact with prison receiver to reform health care for Calif. inmatesSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Schwarzenegger administration has rejected a plan designed to end years of litigation over inmate medical care in California’s prison system. Recent misconduct allegations in Arkansas state prisons worry some of return to dark pastLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Inmates carrying sawed-off shotguns once patrolled the grounds of Arkansas state prisons, keeping other prisoners in line with fear and intimidation. The few guards kept order with 5-foot-long leather straps and a device that sent an electric charge through an offender’s toe and genitals. Mo. inmate who used cardboard toilet paper holder to escape recapturedCOLUMBIA, Mo. — Columbia police have captured an inmate who allegedly escaped from the Howard County jail using a cardboard toilet paper holder. Curtis Jones of New Franklin was captured Wednesday afternoon. 9 guards hurt breaking up fight at state prison in Tucson, Ariz.TUCSON, Ariz. — State prison officials say nine guards have been hurt breaking up a large fight at the prison complex in Tucson. Commission recommends zero tolerance on prison rape, steps to protect vulnerable inmatesWASHINGTON — New measures aimed at reducing prison rapes are in the works — and states that fail to take steps to protect their inmates could see their federal money cut. Arkansas governor wants ‘in-depth investigation’ after report outlines prison abuseLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe wants the state prison system to conduct an “in-depth investigation” amid revelations that an inmate nearly died after guards left him lying naked in his own feces for a weekend. Prison rape commission: 60,000 inmates sexually abused every yearWASHINGTON — A federal commission on prison rape has concluded that the risk of being attacked depends greatly on the type of prisoner, and where the inmate is locked up. AP NewsBreak: Ark. prison inmate left in feces nearly dies; guards allegedly got lap dancesLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas prisoner nearly died after guards left him lying naked in his own feces, and while investigating the incident corrections officials found that guards received lap dances while on the job, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. SEC says investors bilked of $11 million by Neb., Fla., Texas business partners; assets frozenLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas prisoner nearly died after guards left him in his own waste for a weekend, and while probing that incident corrections officials found that guards apparently received lap dances while on the job, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. Myanmar jails 2 Aung San Suu Kyi’s supporters after prayer for her releaseYANGON, Myanmar — A court in military-run Myanmar has sentenced two members of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party to 18 months in prison after they prayed for her release at a pagoda, the opposition party spokesman said Sunday. Schwarzenegger looks to deport thousands of immigrant inmates to save the state moneySACRAMENTO, Calif. — With California slipping into a financial sinkhole, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to save more than $180 million by cutting short the sentences of thousands of immigrants in the state’s prisons and turning them over to federal authorities for deportation. Arkansas prisons department fires 5 workers after escape of convicted murderersLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Correction has fired five employees who were working when two convicted murderers escaped a state prison after donning guard uniforms made in the facility. ACLU sues operator of private NM prison alleging violation of 7 inmates’ rightsSANTA FE, N.M. — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the operator of New Mexico’s newest private prison on behalf of seven inmates who claim they were taunted by guards and videotaped while locked for hours in a shower room. US asks Spain to take in 4 inmates from Guantanamo Bay prison campMADRID — The United States has asked Spain to accept four prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay prison for terrorism suspects, the foreign minister said Wednesday. Prosecutor withdraws request to return 9-year-old Arizona boy accused in killings to custodyST. JOHNS, Ariz. — A prosecutor has withdrawn his request to have a 9-year-old eastern Arizona boy who shot and killed his father’s friend returned to custody while he awaits sentencing. NYC jails rabbi resigns amid probe into catered bar mitzvah for inmate’s son at city lockupNEW YORK — A rabbi who’s a chaplain for the New York City jails has resigned amid an investigation into a catered bar mitzvah held for an inmate’s son at a lockup. Iraq unveils findings of prison abuse investigation, dozens of police officers face chargesBAGHDAD — Iraq’s interior minister said Tuesday more than 40 police officers face charges after an investigation into prison abuse found inmates incarcerated without warrants and others with their rights violated. Top NYC jails official suspected of approving bar mitzvah at lockup submits resignationNEW YORK — A top New York City correction official suspected of approving a bar mitzvah at a Manhattan lockup has submitted his resignation. US commander: US ‘absolutely committed’ to June 30 pullout of combat troops from Iraq citiesBAGHDAD — The top U.S. commander in Iraq said Monday that he remains “absolutely committed” to pulling back all combat troops from urban areas by the end of the month, as provided for in a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement. Shiite detainees begin hunger strike to protest abuse in Iraqi prisons, spokesman saysBAGHDAD — Detainees loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have begun a hunger strike to protest alleged abuse in Iraqi prisons, a spokesman said Monday. Yemen denies reports that Yemeni Guantanamo detainees will be sent to Saudi ArabiaSAN’A, Yemen — Yemen on Sunday denied reports that it has agreed to a U.S. proposal to transfer almost 100 Yemeni inmates at Guantanamo Bay prison to terrorist rehabilitation centers in Saudi Arabia. Getting the story straight, inmate reporters wield pens in the penSAN QUENTIN, Calif. — Like journalists everywhere, the staff of the San Quentin News cover news, sports and the local arts scene. But these reporters are pen men with a difference. Inmate’s heat-related death in Arizona leads to a ban on the use of outdoor holding cellsPHOENIX — A prostitute doing time behind bars, Marcia Powell was temporarily moved one day last month to an outdoor holding pen with nothing but a chain-link-fence roof to shield her from the searing desert sun. Prisoners, guards: Virginia women’s prison segregated masculine-looking inmates to curb sexTROY, Va. — For more than a year, Virginia’s largest women’s prison rounded up inmates who had loose-fitting clothes, short hair or otherwise masculine looks, sending them to a unit officers derisively dubbed the “butch wing,” prisoners and guards say. |
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