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This Is Among Worst Cases of Jail Abuse in US History: Suit

Family alleges Alabama man 'froze to death' while restrained in jail's walk-in freezer

(Newser) - The family of an Alabama man who died in police custody alleges he "froze to death" after he was restrained for hours in a jail's walk-in freezer. Anthony Mitchell, 33, was held at the Walker County Jail for 14 days before he was taken to a hospital on...

Officer to Dying Man: 'You Shouldn't Be Able to Breathe'

Video shows 2020 encounter that ended with William Jennette's death

(Newser) - "Help me! They're going to kill me," William Jennette shouted at a responding police officer as corrections officers wrestled with him in a Tennessee county jail. Once he was taken to the ground, police officers joined jailers in holding the handcuffed father of five in the prone...

'Long and Ugly History' at Women's Prison Gets Uglier

2 sergeants, correctional officer at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility facing charges

(Newser) - Two sergeants and a correctional officer at what the New York Times calls a "notorious" women's prison in New Jersey are facing charges after an inmate was allegedly repeatedly punched, leaving her with a broken eye socket and concussion. Sgts. Amir Bethea and Anthony Valvano had ordered a...

4 Guards Face Prison After Inmate's Beating

Alabama corrections officers are charged

(Newser) - Four former corrections officers have been charged in the 2018 beating of an inmate in Alabama. A male prisoner was taken down by officers at the Bibb Correctional Facility in Brent, Ala., on Sept. 12, 2018, after running out of his cell. Jordan Thomas, Kevin Blaylock, and Sgt. Keith Finch...

Minority Officers Allege Discrimination Over Chauvin

They file racial discrimination charges in Minnesota

(Newser) - Eight minority corrections officers who work at the jail holding a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd allege that they were barred from guarding or having contact with the officer because of their race, the AP reports. Floyd died on May 25 after...

37 Fired Over Nazi Salute in Photo of Corrections Cadets

Instructor 'reveled in' gesture, report found

(Newser) - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has fired an entire class of cadets at the state corrections academy for taking part in an extremely ill-judged graduation photo. In the photo—which was included in graduation packs—most of the cadets can be seen making an apparent Nazi salute, NBC reports. It...

In Epstein's Final Days, Vermin and Private Meetings

The financier was getting haggard as death approached

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein's last days were filled with lawyers, vermin, and vending machines in a badly understaffed Manhattan jail, the New York Times reports. According to dozens of insider interviews, Epstein avoided his dank cell by sitting with lawyers in a private meeting room at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, often...

Prisoner Kills Cellmate in Way That Redefines Cruelty

Larry Mark's killer reportedly flouted his deed by wearing the man's ear

(Newser) - Truly horrific: A Florida prison inmate murdered his cellmate Thursday by strangling him, pulling out his eyes, and strolling into the prison chow hall wearing the guy's ear around his neck—a killing that highlights bigger problems at Columbia Correctional Institution, the Miami Herald reports. Officials have identified the...

For the 3rd Time, Afghan Officials Flee US Training Site

They vanished from Colorado facility

(Newser) - Three prison officials from Afghanistan apparently fled a Colorado residential training center over the weekend. Authorities say this is the third time in three years that Afghan officials who arrived at the International Correctional Management Training Center in Canon City for tactical training ended up walking away, the Denver Post...

The Inmates Could've Escaped. Instead They Called 911

Georgia work crew applauded for assisting unconscious officer

(Newser) - As a Georgia correctional officer lay unconscious on the ground, six inmates surrounded him. Then one reached toward the officer's belt and grabbed, not his gun, but his cellphone. As the inmate called 911, the others removed the officer's bulletproof vest so they could perform CPR. "It...

Clue in Colorado DOC Chief Murder: 'Boxy' Car

Police still have no suspects, motive

(Newser) - Colorado is reeling in the fatal shooting of corrections head Tom Clements, and police are scrambling to come up with either suspect or motive. Fearing additional attacks, the state is ramping up security measures for Gov. John Hickenlooper, lawmakers, and other officials, the Denver Post reports. Police aren't sure...

Prison Guard Who Feared Working Alone Found Dead

Jayme Biendl raised concern about safety in prison chapel before incident

(Newser) - A Washington prison guard who warned it was dangerous having only one officer stationed in the prison chapel was strangled there on Saturday, reports AP . Authorities suspect she was killed by a 52-year-old inmate serving a life sentence without parole for first-degree rape and kidnapping, having violated the state's "...

Calif. Guards Vow to Recall Governator

Salary cut to minimum wage sparked rage of powerful union

(Newser) - A union of angry California peace officers vowed today to recall Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Sacramento Bee reports. The guards have struggled with the Governator over pay and prison policies, and lost patience this summer when he cut salaries to minimum wage. “It's gone beyond professional,” union spokesman...

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