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Inmate mistakenly released from New Orleans jail, manhunt underway

  • Jul 28, 2025
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Inmate mistakenly released recaptured 'in less than 24 hours'

  • Jun 11, 2025

New Beginnings program steers inmates towards the right path

  • Jun 10, 2025

Ex-police chief who escaped Arkansas prison recaptured: Authorities

  • Jun 6, 2025

District attorney speaks out after Menendez brothers' resentencing

  • May 14, 2025

Tory Lanez rushed to hospital after reportedly being stabbed in prison

  • May 12, 2025

Former inmate sounds off on Trump's proposal to reopen Alcatraz prison

  • May 6, 2025

Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison in San Francisco

  • May 5, 2025

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New Beginnings program steers inmates towards the right path

  • Jun 10, 2025
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Exonerated man speaks on wrongful conviction, finding peace in art

  • Mar 14, 2024
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Inmate dead, another injured after fight at Holmesburg prison in Philadelphia

  • Mar 13, 2024
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Inmate found dead at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia

  • Jan 28, 2024
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Philadelphia police questioning person who may have picked up teen murder suspect after escape

  • Jan 26, 2024
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Philadelphia police questioning person who may have picked up teen murder suspect after escape

  • Jan 26, 2024
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Are prisoner escapes on the rise in Pennsylvania? Here's what we know

  • Jan 25, 2024
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Murdered woman's family says murder suspect's escape is retraumatizing

  • Jan 25, 2024

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Escaped inmate convicted in LA County murder and wanted for officer's killing now back in custody

An inmate convicted of first-degree murder in Los Angeles County who escaped last year in Central California is now back in custody.

  • Apr 18, 2025
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South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks

A firing squad has executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer decades ago.

  • Apr 12, 2025

Lyle and Erik Menendez's upcoming court hearing postponed amid brothers' ongoing bid for freedom

A previously scheduled court hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez that was initially set for March 20 and 21 has been postponed.

  • Mar 4, 2025

Man sentenced for role in 4 Philadelphia murders, prison escape

A 20-year-old who admitted involvement in four murders and escaped prison last year has been sentenced to 55 to 110 years behind bars.

  • Nov 15, 2024

23 inmates graduate with bachelor's degrees as part of California prison, university partnership

Studies show inmates who participate in educational programs are 48% less likely to return to prison within three years than those who did not have access to these opportunities, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.

  • Jun 24, 2024