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CA corrections officials halt prison visits on spike in inmate, staff attacks
Two inmates have been killed and a correctional officer attacked since the beginning of June, say CDCR officials ...
Prison Reform Left Women Behind. Then Prosecutors Stepped In.
California passed the nation’s first prosecutor-initiated resentencing law in 2018. Few women benefited from these laws, ...
Massachusetts lawyer sentenced for smuggling synthetic marijuana into prison
The lawyer used her attorney status to smuggle the drug to an inmate with whom she had a personal relationship.
Ex-San Quentin officer pleads guilty to planting prison contraband
SAN FRANCISCO – A former state correctional officer pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of wire fraud in connection with a ...
'It's insulting': Grosse Pointe teen who killed friend in 105-mph crash avoids prison, for now
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The judge, though, gave the teen a more lenient punishment, ...
Men who stole $6 million golden toilet from English mansion sentenced to prison terms
LONDON (AP) — Two burglars who plotted the heist of a $6.4 million golden toilet, a fully-functional 18-carat piece of ...
Man gets 30 years in prison for brutal assault of UW-Madison student
A Madison student was attacked in September 2023 in what prosecutors described as one of the most brutal assaults in recent ...
Woman fatally hit cyclist, then drove off, CO officials say. She gets prison
A woman accused of killing a bicyclist in a hit-and-run is heading to prison, Colorado officials said. Ana Caren Romero, 25, ...