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Prisoners help build new modular jail cells
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (154+ words) Inmates are helping to build new “rapid deployment cells” at Kirklevington Grange Prison in North Yorkshire. More than 152 new prison places are currently under construction at the site led by modular construction specialist Reds10. Two prisoners are working on the foundations…...
Prison heat may have contributed to Iowa inmate’s July death, his sister says
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (796+ words) On one of the hottest days of the summer, with temperatures in the 90s, Robert Buel, 57, died at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. The official cause of death was arteriosclerotic and hypertensive cardiac disease, or chronic heart disease, according to the State…...
The day to day in a saturated prison: "There is tension even to queue for breakfast"
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (441+ words) Diari ARA Prisons are resorting to all options available to accommodate more than 9,500 inmates, a figure that accounts for 95% of the system's total capacity Saturation in many modules affects the day-to-day life of prisoners and staff, and the prison sources…...
Ames man facing federal prison for sexual exploitation of child
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (156+ words) AMES, Iowa -- An Ames man was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for coercing a minor into sending explicit content, feds say. Des Moines man charged with animal abuse for allegedly pepper-spraying fenced-in dogs The State Attorney's office says Crouse…...
Man sentenced to 18 years in El Paso's first-ever murder case under Texas fentanyl law
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (333+ words) EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 46-year-old man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in connection with a 2024 fentanyl overdose death inside the Downtown El Paso County Detention Center, a case the El Paso District Attorney’s Office says is the…...
Criminal justice in crisis: the warnings have been there for years
14+ hour, 48+ min ago (1264+ words) Image by Elliott Brown via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) With thousands of prisoners due for earlier release from October, pressure on the criminal justice system is again under scrutiny. East Anglia Bylines (EAB) has been documenting the warning signs for years....
Man sentenced for 2025 armed robbery
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Prison staff missed chances to assess risk before Haverigg inmate died
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (522+ words) Prison staff missed opportunities to assess the suicide risk of an HMP Haverigg prisoner who took his own life on the day he was due to be released, an independent investigation has found. A report by the Prisons and Probation…...
Rio Arriba man sues over jail beating, 'horrific' conditions
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (627+ words) A Rio Arriba County jail guard deals with paperwork in 2017. A Rio Arriba man arrested on federal gun charges as part of a multi-agency operation targeting the county's "worst of the worst" has filed a lawsuit saying he suffered a…...
Minns Labor Unveils Justice System Reforms
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (454+ words) The Minns Labor Government will introduce reforms to strengthen the justice system and keep the community safe. The Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill (No 2) 2026 to be introduced to Parliament today will improve existing legal frameworks and court processes for children…...