Fiancé of inmate who died in Camden Co. jail says she might have been pregnant with his child

What was supposed to be a regular Tuesday, turned into a nightmare for Benjamin Edwards.

Governor pledges investigation into fires injuring, killing inmates at Indiana’s oldest prison

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun wants to know what’s causing fires at the state’s oldest prison and he is now asking the head of the ...
Louisiana Illuminator

Orleans sheriff, federal government face off in court over jail’s immigration data-sharing policy

Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office faced off in court as part of ...

Guard at notorious NYC jail charged with sexual abuse — after feds find his DNA on inmate’s jumpsuit

A guard at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center jail was charged Wednesday with abusing his authority by sexually abusing a detainee — after the feds recovered his DNA on the inmate’s ...

Officer at Troubled Brooklyn Jail Charged With Sexually Abusing Inmate

James Johnson, a correction officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center, first abused a male inmate inside a chaplain’s office, prosecutors said.
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Brooklyn MDC correctional officer indicted for sexually abusing detainee, prosecutors say

Authorities say DNA from a detainee’s jumpsuit and surveillance video support charges against a federal jail guard accused of abuse and lying to investigators.

Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning

MassLive and The Republican spent nine months investigating what spurred the Mass. DOC's highest number of suicides in years.