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Five inmates injured in Domokos prison clash
11+ min ago (133+ words) eKathimerini.com Five people were injured in a violent clash between inmates inside Domokos prison in central Greece According to local news outlet LamiaReport, the incident unfolded around 8.30 pm on Monday, when a group of inmates from a specific wing…...
Far North graduates join frontline as Queensland Government nears new milestone of corrections officers delivered
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (385+ words) Queensland Corrective Services has welcomed the latest cohort of Custodial Correctional Officers to the frontline at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, with 25 new recruits graduating the Custodial Officer Entry Program in Mareeba today. They join more than 200 new custodial officers currently…...
Detention site escapes, unrest raise alarm
26+ min ago (305+ words) An internal six-page police document circulated September 9, hours after an attempted escape by 40 migrants from the Special Detention Facility in Sintiki, Serres, detailed security weaknesses and escalating unrest at the closed detention center. Days later, new tensions were reported when…...
Prison heat may have contributed to Iowa inmate’s July death, his sister says
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (796+ words) On one of the hottest days of the summer, with temperatures in the 90s, Robert Buel, 57, died at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. The official cause of death was arteriosclerotic and hypertensive cardiac disease, or chronic heart disease, according to the State…...
Escambia Man Sentenced For Selling Machine Gun Conversion Devices On Facebook
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (285+ words) northescambia.com Escambia Man Sentenced For Selling Machine Gun Conversion Devices On Facebook An Escambia County man has pleaded guilty to selling machine gun conversion devices on Facebook. Alaisjah Dayshawn Perkins, 22, pleaded guilty in federal court to the receipt, possession,…...
The day to day in a saturated prison: "There is tension even to queue for breakfast"
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (441+ words) Diari ARA Prisons are resorting to all options available to accommodate more than 9,500 inmates, a figure that accounts for 95% of the system's total capacity Saturation in many modules affects the day-to-day life of prisoners and staff, and the prison sources…...
Mum caught by Nottingham prison officers after hug exposed secret drugs plot
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (457+ words) HMP Nottingham in Perry Road, Sherwood(Image: Nottingham Post / Picture It) A mum who tried to smuggle drugs into Nottingham prison was snared when she hugged the inmate. Nottingham Crown Court heard how Joanne Smith had agreed to take the…...
Ames man facing federal prison for sexual exploitation of child
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (156+ words) AMES, Iowa -- An Ames man was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for coercing a minor into sending explicit content, feds say. Des Moines man charged with animal abuse for allegedly pepper-spraying fenced-in dogs The State Attorney's office says Crouse…...
Man sentenced to 18 years in El Paso's first-ever murder case under Texas fentanyl law
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (333+ words) EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 46-year-old man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in connection with a 2024 fentanyl overdose death inside the Downtown El Paso County Detention Center, a case the El Paso District Attorney’s Office says is the…...
Criminal justice in crisis: the warnings have been there for years
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (1264+ words) Image by Elliott Brown via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) With thousands of prisoners due for earlier release from October, pressure on the criminal justice system is again under scrutiny. East Anglia Bylines (EAB) has been documenting the warning signs for years....