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California death row inmate Julian Mendez killed in Kern Valley State Prison allegedly involving more than 30 inmates, with Mario Renteria as the alleged initial attacker.
Carey informed other inmates of the victim's pending sex offense charges, knowing it would put him at risk. Carey resigned from the sheriff's office in May 2024 and faces up to 10 years in prison.
Wealstun Prison guard Megann Gibson, 26, had phone sex with an inmate and flooded his mom with hundreds of messages to keep the illicit tryst going, a UK court has heard.
The inmates fled the Orleans Parish jail on May 16. Authorities said the group pulled open defective cell doors, ripped out a toilet to create a hole in the jail and then climbed a wall to escape.
Johnson escaped at about 4:30 p.m. when another inmate helped lift him up and over a perimeter fence of the jail, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An inmate died at Louisville Metro Corrections Tuesday morning, according to the jail. Around 10:39 a.m., inmates alerted LMDC officers to an emergency in the housing unit.
A total of 10 inmates escaped the Orleans Parish Jail. One inmate, Kendell Myles, was taken into custody by Louisiana State Police near the French Quarter.
Another inmate who was in the van, 20-year-old Dominique Motton, said he and others were panicking. "It was getting hot, and we didn't have any air," Motton said. "I was in fear for my life ...
Cook County Jail inmates claim guards allowed assault in retaliation for prior complaint about forced sex ... Division 9 of the Cook County Jail seen on Oct. 28, 2022. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ...
SAN ANTONIO – An inmate at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center died following a medical episode at the jail Friday morning, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said. A deputy found a 28-year ...
From 2024: Polk County not responsible for actions of guard who sexually abused inmate, judge rules Under his plea deal, announced by prosecutors Tuesday afternoon, Brewer will plead to the lesser ...
Lefty Manhattan Councilwoman Gale Brewer is pushing the city to feed jailbirds “farm-to-table” meals, like ones served up at some of the Big Apple’s top Michelin-starred restaurants.