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Prison in Burlington County plagued with overcrowded cells, filth, and vermin, state report shows
With accounts of overcrowded cells, filth-choked showers, and a kitchen sink that drained directly onto the floor, a new ...
Paycheck Protection Program fraud lined this woman's pockets. Now it sends her to prison.
Raisha Kelly of Loxahatchee also will be on the hook for nearly $500,000 in restitution once her prison term ends, according ...
Mom kills her two kids with a meat cleaver, AZ officials say. She gets prison
A mom accused of killing her two elementary school-aged children with a meat cleaver is heading to prison for life, ...
How Alcatraz became America’s most notorious prison
President Donald Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again. It comes more than 60 years after the California ...
Prison staff fling inmate jailed again
A man who had inappropriate relationships with two prison staff members and escaped in handcuffs from hospital has been sent ...
Unlicensed driver who admitted he was drunk, ran stop sign and fatally hit U student gets prison term
A Minneapolis man has been sent to prison for being drunk and driving without a license when he sped into an intersection, ...
Virginia prison guards injured in 'premeditated' attack by MS-13 members, officials say
The Virginia Department of Corrections described the incident as a "premeditated stabbing" targeting three corrections ...
A history of Alcatraz, its famed prison inmates and an island's uncertain future
One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster of the same name. The inmate's real name was Robert Stroud, who had spent 54 ...