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Former Montgomery Co. detention officer arrested for assault of inmate: MCSO

  • Aug 9

Inmate found dead at jail in SE Wisconsin: sheriff

  • May 25

Unity Day workout brings together law enforcement, former inmates

  • May 17

OK inmate whose life was spared by governor found unresponsive in cell

  • Nov 14, 2025

Inmate mistakenly released from jail captured

  • Aug 20, 2025

Inmate mistakenly released from New Orleans jail, manhunt underway

  • Jul 28, 2025

Gary daycare shut down after teacher charged with child neglect

  • Jul 16, 2025

Daycare teacher abused kids during video chats with inmate: officials

  • Jul 15, 2025

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Lake County jail inmates to be transferred to McHenry County: sheriff

  • Jan 3, 2024
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Oregon murder suspect's courtroom escape caught on camera

  • Mar 10, 2023
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2 Cook County jail inmates found dead in cells day apart

  • Mar 6, 2023
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5 Missouri inmates on the run after seen on video escaping from jail

  • Jan 20, 2023
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Escaped Texas inmate makes run for it

  • Jan 7, 2023
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Alabama guard, inmate had sexually explicit phone calls in months before prison escape, sheriff says

  • Sep 15, 2022
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Illinois inmates help beautify state fair

  • Aug 18, 2022
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IL State Fair 2022: IDOC inmates help beautify fairgrounds

  • Aug 18, 2022

Latest Stories

Ex-police chief who escaped Arkansas prison while serving time for murder recaptured: Authorities

The former Arkansas police chief who escaped prison while serving a 30-year sentence for murder and rape has been recaptured after nearly two weeks on the run, authorities said.

  • Jun 6, 2025
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LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman speaks out after Menendez brothers' resentencing

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman spoke out the day after a judge resentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez.

  • May 14, 2025

Rapper Tory Lanez rushed to hospital after reportedly being stabbed in prison by fellow inmate

Rapper Tory Lanez was reportedly stabbed by a fellow inmate Monday and hospitalized in unknown condition.

  • May 12, 2025

Tourists, politicians and former inmate sound off on Trump's proposal to reopen Alcatraz as a prison

A proposal by President Trump to reopen Alcatraz as a prison is getting a lot of attention and reaction from tourists, Bay Area leaders and even a former Alcatraz inmate. "I think it's one of the stupidest ideas I've ever heard in my life," said one visitor from Washington state.

  • May 6, 2025
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Trump says he will reopen notorious Alcatraz prison in San Francisco

The prison -- infamously inescapable due to the strong ocean currents and cold Pacific waters that surround it -- was known as the "The Rock" and housed some of the nation's most notorious criminals, including gangster Al Capone and George "Machine Gun" Kelly.

  • May 5, 2025