Authorities in New Jersey say an off-duty Essex County corrections officer was shot dead in her car, shortly after she left a social club.
Archive | July, 2011
Police: Inmate in Las Vegas kills cellmate with pencil
A Las Vegas man who told police that devils encouraged him to kill his 6-year-old relative is facing a new murder charge after he allegedly stabbed his jail cellmate with a pencil Friday, police said.
Sheriff’s deputies lock down Fulton jail
The Fulton County Jail was locked down for several hours Saturday afternoon after a staff member reported he believed he saw a gun in an inmate area, a sheriff's department spokesperson said.
Two prison officers hospitalised after inmate attack
Two Waikeria Prison guards are recovering after being assaulted by inmates who were attempting to escape.
Montana defends curbs on prison inmate mail
Attorneys for Montana's prison system on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union claiming the state illegally imposed an "English-only" policy on inmates' mail.
Woman found dead at county jail
A 51-year-old female inmate at the Lorain County Jail died Saturday night of what appears to be natural causes, according to Chief Deputy Dennis Cavanaugh.
Inmates cash in big on Lake jail’s phone glitch
Larry Stone made a phone call from the Lake County Jail that would typically cost about $20, but it didn't go through.
Two prison officers hospitalised after inmate attack
Two Waikeria Prison guards are recovering after being assaulted by inmates who were attempting to escape.
3 DeKalb detention officers arrested
Three detention officers were arrested Monday and charged in relation to the alleged mistreatment of an inmate, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office announced.
FBI probes killing of inmate at Atwater prison
FBI officials are investigating the killing of an inmate at the federal penitentiary in Atwater.
Md prison inmate faces sentencing for strangling cellmate
A state prison inmate faces sentencing for the first-degree murder of his cellmate at the maximum-security Western Correctional Institution near Cumberland.
