Dale Helmig is seeking compensation for the more than 14 years he spent wrongfully incarcerated in Missouri (Katie Moore/Marshall Project). After Missouri lawmakers expanded eligibility for wrongfully convicted people to receive compensation last year, Dale Helmig thought he could get…
LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) - The Michigan Department of Corrections is changing how they classify prisoners in some men’s facilities starting December 1. The MDOC says that the new prisoner classification system is expected to predict “risk of future violence” by approximately 30%. The…
After Missouri lawmakers expanded eligibility for wrongfully convicted people to receive compensation last year, Dale Helmig thought he could get nearly $1 million for the more than 14 years he spent in prison. And Darryl Burton hoped to obtain more than $1.5 million…
Convicted criminals are committing a record number of offences when they are let out of prison, staggering new figures show. Justice chiefs have admitted 46,459 crimes were committed by freed lags in the three months from October to December 2024. Shadow Justice…
Helena, Mont. â A Helena nonprofit pitched a new veterans corrections complex as a way to reduce crime and connect more veterans with treatment, housing and court services.The Center for Warriors Foundation said the proposed project carries a $150 million…
Brewer police say a person was in involuntary custody at the facility and ran into the woods. BREWER, Maine (WABI) — A person in involuntary custody at a Brewer medical facility escaped staff and ran into the woods near Dirigo Drive…
Steven A. Price, 69, of the District of Columbia, and Keidi C. Moore, 39, of Temple Hills, Maryland, were found guilty in U.S. District Court of conspiring to defraud D.C. Medicaid of $4 million. The jury deliberated for more than a week before finding Price and Moore…
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Probation Department has moved to its new location. On Tuesday, the Probation Department left its longtime offices at 201 S. Smith St. in Lakeport and moved to the former offices of the Lake County Sheriff’s…
A coroner has called for prisoners to have mental health checks before their release after a man took his own life within a week of leaving jail. Francis Conlin, 23, from Middlesbrough, was released from left HMP Doncaster on 30 September 2024 and…
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office over the death of an inmate who choked on a milk carton while having a mental health crisis. The lawsuit by Susan Wilson, filed in U.S.
Conditions inside state prisons: overcrowding, heat, health care, mental health and the lawsuits and inspections that expose them.
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