Prison
Turkish invasion raises fears of Islamic State prison break
BEIRUT — In the sprawling al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria, Islamic State wives and widows have set up special courts, stabbed to death at least two people accused of apostasy and wielded knives and pistols in clashes with their Kurdish guards. Now, as Turkish troops invade northern Syria and the U.S. abandons its Kurdish allies, …
Mentally ill prison inmates are dying. Are private health care companies to blame? – CBSN Originals
Watch the CBSN Originals documentary, “The Perils of Private Prison Health Care,” in the video player above. It streams on CBSN Sunday, October 6, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET. Mariam Abdullah had dreamed of becoming a firefighter, but that dream ended only six weeks after her 18th birthday when she died …
Tekashi 6ix9ine Not Planning to Go into Witness Protection After Prison
Exclusive TMZ.com Tekashi 6ix9ine plans to do something very un-snitch-like — after all the snitching he just did — and that’s to reject the witness protection program as soon as he’s a free man again. The federal trial that saw the rapper sing like a canary for 3 days wraps up Thursday as prosecutors and …
DOCR Says New Technology Could be Key to Reducing North Dakota’s Prison Population
The North Dakota Department of Corrections says they have a plan for more reforms to the state’s prison system, and they say it’s ambitious. They’ve adopted a new data collection system that, supposedly, will help the DOCR track whether their programs are actually working, to shut the State Pen’s revolving door. The North Dakota Department …
Panel calls for more officers, better technology to make NC prisons safer :: WRAL.com
By Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter Raleigh, N.C. — A day after an officer at Harnett Correctional Institution was assaulted, a state panel studying ways to improve prison safety put forward some recommendations on Wednesday. The unidentified officer was breaking up a fight among three inmates at the Lillington prison on Tuesday evening when he was …
Man sent to prison after break-in at condo of son’s alleged murderer
MUSKEGON, MI – The father of a homicide victim who pleaded to breaking into the home of his son’s alleged assailant is headed to prison. Tony Federighe, 50, of Muskegon was ordered to serve at least 23 months in prison after he failed to complete inpatient rehabilitation, violating probation in two criminal cases. His 22-year-old …
Woman gets prison in health care fraud
A mother’s fear of going to prison and leaving behind her 12-year-old severely autistic son came true Friday despite strenuous pleas for leniency for her admitted involvement in a scheme that defrauded the U.S. military’s insurance provider of more than $1.5 million. In a two-hour hearing in his Little Rock courtroom, U.S. District Judge Brian …
Felicity Huffman gets 14 days in prison in college cheating scandal
BOSTON — Actress Felicity Huffman, one of the biggest names caught up in a college-admissions scandal that rocked elite universities around the country, was sentenced to 14 days behind bars on Friday for her role in the sweeping scam. “I am deeply sorry to the students, schools, and universities, that are impacted by my actions,” …
‘Jersey Shore’ Reunion for Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino’s Prison Release
Exclusive TMZ/Getty Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino will be greeted by family, loved ones and a healthy scattering of his closest reality star friends on his way out of the big house. The Sitch has been locked up in federal prison since January for tax evasion, and will finally regain his freedom Thursday. Our “Jersey Shore” …
Christiana Care to review state’s controversial prison health care systems
CLOSE Steven Sipple, a former inmate at Vaughn Correctional Center, is suing Connections for lack of care while serving time that led to his advanced colorectal cancer and terminal diagnosis. Jennifer Corbett and Damian Giletto/The News Journal Christiana Care will provide an independent review of the state’s prison health care systems, which have come under …
