NY prison still on lockdown as guards retake control of dorms from inmates, search cell blocks
Everyone is safe, one officer sustained a minor injury and returned to duty,” the state Department of Corrections said.
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Syrian prisoners in Lebanon go on hunger strike demanding deportation
Over 100 Syrian detainees are urging to be sent back to their country as per an agreement between Beirut and Damascus, ...
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Georgia prison homicides soar as lawmakers focus on fixes
As state legislators work to craft complex and costly plans to fix Georgia’s troubled prison system, they may face an extra challenge: Conditions inside the wire appear to be getting even worse.
Illinois data shows inmates with violent records from shuttered prison sent to medium-security sites
When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...
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Borrello Blames Collins Incident On ‘Reckless’ Policies
An incident at the Collins Correctional Facility led to a lockdown Wednesday for the facility’s staff and incarcerated individuals. Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Corrections and Community ...