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Early release for inmates- It’s a state plan to combat prison staffing shortages
If an inmate is within 110 days of their release date, they have a good chance of being let out early. It’s the state’s way ...
DOCCS issues memo to release some inmates early at understaffed prisons in New York
In order to qualify, an inmate must be within 15 to 110 days of their approved release date and must not be serving time for ...
New York State to release inmates early to ease prison staffing shortages
New York State plans to release certain incarcerated individuals early under a new initiative aimed at alleviating staffing ...
Tears and tail wags: Inmates reunite with service dogs they raised
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — Hugs, tears, barking and tail wagging abounded at San Quentin’s prison when two black Labradors ...
The Miami Times1d
Florida Democrats again push for ‘inmate bill of rights’ in correction system
Starting in the 2010s, many of the country’s reddest states began enacting serious criminal justice reforms, culminating on ...
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Rochester prison nurse had affair with inmate, exchanged letters: Indictment
A federal prison nurse at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) in Rochester has been indicted for sexually abusing an inmate.
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LASD used defective DNA test kits for 8 months, retesting thousands of samples
The company that makes the test kits recommended the department stop using them in August, but the letter went to someone who ...
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Albany woman admits to mailing cannabis-soaked letters to inmates
An Albany woman has admitted mailing letters soaked with cannabis to inmates at correctional facilities. Maya McIntosh, 33, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court pm Tuesday to conspiracy charges ...
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Thai inmate seeks help in secret letter after alleged guard abuse
Photo via ThaiRath Recently, one of the inmates involved in the altercation was released from prison and delivered a small letter to the mother, which she said was from her son. The details of the ...
Los Angeles Times22d
Four deputies sent to hospital after attack by inmates at L.A.’s Men’s Central Jail
Four sheriff’s deputies at Men’s Central Jail were attacked Sunday by a group of inmates armed with a shank, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials and two sources ...
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Italian prisoners pray for Pope Francis, a longstanding advocate for the incarcerated
In previous years, he knelt to wash the feet of other inmates, including migrants and refugees. Francis became the first pontiff to open a Holy Door in a penitentiary instead of at a basilica on ...
New York Post22d
Female prison guard accused of sexually abusing inmates — including notorious ‘Suitcase Killer’ Heather Mack
Brittany Hall, 31, was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 6 — charged with sexually abusing four inmates while she was the guard in charge of supervising the MCC’s Unit 12. Hall ...