Archive | February, 2009

Apna Ghar inmate turns violent

PANAJI: The authorities at Apna Ghar, Merces, lodged a police complaint against an 18-year-old inmate for turning violent. According to Old Goa police, officials of Apna Ghar said that one Cyrone Rodrigues

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Officer Re-Enacts Fatal Inmate Fight

All access is what FOX 26 News has to an internal investigation file that probed the death of a Harris County Jail inmate. That investigation lasted more than a year and left one deputy fired.

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Prentiss inmate found dead

BOONEVILLE – The Wednesday death of a Prentiss County female jail inmate is being investigated by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation after a suspected suicide attempt last week.

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Missing inmate sought

MADISON, Ind. – An inmate at the Madison Correctional Facility is being sought after prison authorities say she walked away from a work detail. Twenty-eight-year-old Reba Wilson of Indianapolis was

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Corrections officer attacked by inmate

DARTMOUTH, Mass.-A correctional officer is hospitalized after being attacked by an inmate at the Bristol County House of Correction in Dartmouth. The incident happened at about noon Thursday and

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Inmate escapes Weber County Jail

OGDEN – A woman walked out of Weber County Jail and escaped Tuesday night just minutes after she was booked on drug charges and interfering with a public servant. Kimberly Allen, 40, has a warrant

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Hispanic gang fight breaks out at Walla Walla prison

WALLA WALLA — Thirty prisoners fought each other at the Washington state Penitentiary’s new West Complex for gang members. The prison says the 23 who fought Wednesday and seven who

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Prison inmate gets additional 10 years for fatal stabbing

A state prison inmate has admitted he fatally stabbed a fellow inmate at Shawangunk Correctional Facility last year, Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright announced Thursday.

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Inmate charged with attack on guard

DARTMOUTH, MASS. (WPRI) – An inmate at the Dartmouth House of Corrections — awaiting trial for murder charges — is now charged with assaulting a correctional officer, when the officer reportedly

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Ex-jail deputy gets prison for smuggling in drugs

TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) – A former jail guard in Arkansas has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for sneaking syringes, marijuana and cell phones to inmates by hiding the items in food.

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Accused killers found with weapons in jail

Two accused murderers and two Kentucky escapees were found with weapons after a search earlier this week at the Lamar County jail. Contrary to initial reports, no drugs or alcohol were found.

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Ex-sheriff, jailers, inmates among 17 indicted

FORT WORTH, Texas – More than a dozen people – including the ex-sheriff, former jailers and a couple of inmates – in a North Texas county have been indicted on various charges involving drugs, sex and other

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