Allenwood inmate sentenced to 21 months for possessing contraband razor blade
WILLIAMSPORT, PA – A federal inmate at FCI Allenwood has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison after being caught with a makeshift weapon during a random search, prosecutors announced. Eric…
Pennsylvania Woman Charged for Passing Drug-Soaked Paperwork to Inmate
Pittsburgh, PA – Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced today that April Wright, a 37-year-old woman from Swissvale, is facing multiple charges for attempting to pass suspected drug-soaked paperwork to an inmate at…
Inmate Charged After Assault on Corrections Staff in Manassas
MANASSAS, VA – An incident at the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center early on June 24 led to additional charges against an inmate, Bryan Hernandez Diaz, 21, of Manassas. Diaz is…
Investigation Launched After 80-Year-Old Inmate Dies in Maryland Prison
CUMBERLAND, MD—Maryland State Police have commenced an investigation into the death of 80-year-old state prison inmate Ralph Ruark. Ruark, who was serving time at the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland, was declared…
Rikers Island Inmate Indicted on Multiple Charges Including Predatory Sexual Assault
BRONX, NY—Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark has announced the indictment of Kelvin Williams, 34, a Rikers Island inmate, on multiple charges stemming from an alleged attack on a transgender inmate. The…
New Jersey Seeks to Ban the Word Inmate for Incarcerated Criminals, Here’s What It Will Be
In a move toward reforming the language used within the legal system, New Jersey lawmakers introduced Bill A4507, aimed at changing the term “inmate” to “incarcerated person” in state statutes. This legislative…
Inmate Murdered in Maryland Prison
PRINCESS ANNE, MD — The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit is continuing its investigation into the homicide of a state prison inmate at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Somerset County. The deceased…
Inmate Pleads Guilty to Attack on Rockland County Jail Guard
Spring Valley, NY – Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Tuesday that 21-year-old Shaquille Gage from Spring Valley, New York, entered a guilty plea for Assault in the…
Rikers Island Inmate Sentenced to Six Years for Attempted Rape of Nurse
Bronx, NY — A Rikers Island inmate has been sentenced to six years in prison for attempting to rape a nurse in a jail clinic. Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced…
Georgia Inmate, Leader of Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Pleads Guilty
Christopher David Johnson, 46, pled guilty last week to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and to distributing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. At sentencing, Johnson…
Illinois Prisoner Charged for Deadly Stabbing of Inmate in Indiana
TERRE HAUTE, IN — Otha Don Watkins III, a 42-year-old inmate from Cairo, Illinois, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of involuntary manslaughter and possession of contraband in…
SCDC Inmate Sentenced To Federal Prison for Laundering Funds Extorted from Enlisted Service Members
Evidence presented to the court showed that Teague, while incarcerated in the South Carolina Department of Corrections, led a conspiracy to conceal the source of extorted funds. The extortion involved servicemen who…
Oklahoma Inmate Sentenced to 26 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy from his Prison Cell
Joshua A. Ramirez, 39, who has no legal address, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Tuesday, May 7, to 26 years in federal prison without parole. Ramirez was…
Former Tennessee Corrections Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force Against Inmate and Writing False Report to Cover It Up
Griffin pleaded guilty to the offense on Oct. 11, 2023. His co-defendant, another former TDOC tactical officer, Sebron Hollands, pleaded guilty on Oct. 2, 2023, to writing a false report. A former…
60-Year-Old Lancaster County Inmate Dead at Hospital Shortly After Release
Deborah F. McClucas, a 60-year-old resident of Willow Street and inmate at Lancaster County Prison, passed away, as announced by officials on Monday. McClucas was discovered unresponsive in her prison cell around…
Rikers Island Inmate Indicted for Assaulting NYC Correction Officer
BRONX, NY—A Rikers Island inmate has been indicted on charges of second-degree Assault and other offenses after allegedly attacking a New York City Department of Correction Officer. Bronx District Attorney Darcel D.…
Biden DOJ Sues Red State Prison For Delay In Giving ‘Transgender’ Inmate Sex Change Hormones
The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) sued a Utah prison Tuesday for its delay in providing a transgender-identified inmate with sex change hormones. The lawsuit alleges the Utah Department of Corrections’ (UDOC)…
Former DC Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate
WASHINGTON, DC — Marcus Bias, a 27-year-old former District of Columbia Department of Corrections officer, entered a guilty plea for the deprivation of rights under color of law. This development was shared…
Maryland Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Covering Up Assault of Inmate
WESTOVER, Md. — A correctional officer at the Eastern Correctional Institution (ECI) in Maryland, Daric Evans, aged 32, entered a guilty plea today to charges of conspiring to obstruct justice. This plea…
Federal Inmate Charged for Threatening Probation Officer
CHICAGO — Glenn Bowden, a 62-year-old former resident of Riverdale, Illinois, faces federal charges for threatening a U.S. Probation officer and obstructing justice. The charges were detailed in an indictment returned by…
Idaho prison inmate escapes from hospital in blaze of gunfire
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -An Idaho maximum-security prison inmate, assisted by an outside accomplice, escaped from a Boise hospital early on Wednesday in a hail of gunfire that left three corrections officers…
Inmate Sentenced for Shank Attack on Correctional Officers
NEW CITY, NY – A known violent offender has been sentenced to more prison time after a shank attack on jail officers in New York, Darius Williams, a 35-year-old from Spring Valley,…
Former Kentucky Federal Corrections Lieutenant Sentenced for Violating the Civil Rights of an Inmate and Writing False Reports
Two other former corrections officers at U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy in Kentucky – Samuel Patrick, 41, and Clinton Pauley, 42 – previously pleaded guilty to related offenses and were sentenced to 36…
Former Kentucky Federal Corrections Lieutenant Sentenced for Violating the Civil Rights of an Inmate and Writing False Reports
Two other former corrections officers at U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy in Kentucky – Samuel Patrick, 41, and Clinton Pauley, 42 – previously pleaded guilty to related offenses and were sentenced to 36…
Inmate Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Weapon at FCI Beckley
According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 30, 2022, Stewart struck another inmate with a handcrafted weapon, a lock attached to a sock. FCI Beckley staff witnessed the…
Rikers Island Inmate Faces Attempted Murder Charge for Stabbing Detainee
Bronx, NY – A Rikers Island inmate has been indicted for attempted murder following a brutal assault that left another detainee requiring open heart surgery. Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced…
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