Activists call for investigation of Ohio jail after newspapers' special report
The Montgomery County Jail Coalition called for a state investigation into the county jail to examine problems highlighted in ...
Tarrant County sheriff’s office reports year’s first in-custody jail death Saturday
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office has notified the public of the year’s first in-custody death at the county jail after an inmate reportedly died Saturday. The 36-year-old man, whose identity has ...
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Reports: Inmate’s death ruled as homicide
The death of inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility has been ruled a homicide, the Times Union reported.
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Bombshell report reveals horrific conditions, unreported crimes – including rape, murder and drug deals – inside SC jail
COLUMBIA, S,C. (AP) — Federal investigators found in a scathing report this week that a large jail in South Carolina vastly underreports the violence occurring behind its walls and lets dozens ...
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Journalists: How to Report on Deaths in Jails and Prisons
but the level of detail will vary from report to report based on the reviewing pathologist. Some autopsies don’t even tell you that the person was in jail when they died, while other autopsies are ...
Too few guards, too many inmates at St. Louis jail, report says
The 21-page report from Doug Burris, who oversaw improvement at the St. Louis County jail after a series of inmate deaths, ...
First jail-death records obtained under new oversight law show lapses in care — and limits of disclosure
Gaps in materials disclosed by sheriff’s officials under SB 519 raise questions about whether the law is being interpreted as ...
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Bill could force Atlanta to house Fulton County inmates at city jail
Republicans on a Georgia Senate committee have proposed a solution to the overcrowding problem at the Fulton County Jail, but not everyone in metro Atlanta supports their idea.