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…
Inmate Found Dead at Westmoreland County Prison
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA – The Westmoreland County Detective Bureau is investigating the death of an inmate at Westmoreland County Prison. The deceased was discovered on the morning of Thursday. Alongside the deceased…
Rikers Island Inmate Indicted for Attempted Murder of Correction Officer
BRONX, NY – A Rikers Island inmate, Rashidi Smith, faces multiple charges including Attempted Murder for a brutal attack on a NYC Department of Correction Officer, leaving the officer unconscious and seriously…
Escaped Inmate Captured in Stolen Car After Hit on License Plate Reader
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Using License Plate Reader technology, Alexandria Police arrested the driver of a stolen vehicle, who was also a wanted fugitive from Wisconsin. The arrest occurred on September 15, at…
Rikers Island Inmate Dressed as Prison Guard in Failed Escape
BRONX, NY – Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced today the indictment of Bokeem Jones, a 28-year-old Rikers Island inmate, for allegedly attempting to escape the jail while dressed as a…
Rikers Island Inmate Stabbed Mental Health Worker With Makeshift Dagger
BRONX, NY – Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced today the indictment of Claude White, a 24-year-old Rikers Island inmate, for Attempted Murder and other charges. White is accused of stabbing…
Prison Inmate Escapes Custody in Maryland
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD – At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, authorities were alerted to the escape of an inmate from a Department of Corrections transport van near the intersection of Dorsey…
Alachua inmate found hanging in prison cell
ALACHUA CO., FLO – An inmate was found hanging inside his cell at the Alachua County jail on Sunday. Deputies are investigating the incident that occurred at the Alachua County Jail involving…
Rikers Inmate Indicted Setting Cell Fire Resulting in Multiple Injuries
RIKERS ISLAND, NY – A fire ignited by Marvens Thomas, a Rikers Island inmate, has led to 12 individuals suffering from smoke inhalation. On April 6, at 4:28 p.m., Thomas, who awaits…
Rikers Island Inmates Indicted on Assault Charges for Beating Fellow Inmate
BRONX, NY – Four Rikers Island inmates have been recently indicted for brutally beating a fellow inmate. The incident left the victim hospitalized with serious injuries, including a fractured rib and a…
Toms River man, inmate confesses to giving deadly dose of drugs in jail
FREEHOLD, NJ – Alvino Hinton, a 48-year-old inmate at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, has confessed to supplying a fellow inmate with the drugs that led to his overdose and subsequent death.…
Investigation Continues in Maryland Prison Inmate Mirder Case
JESSUP, MD – The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit continues its investigation into the homicide of a state prison inmate at the Jessup Correctional Institution. The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old…
Corrections Officer Sentenced for Inmate Assault at Bayside State Prison
CAMDEN, N.J. – John Makos, 42, a corrections officer at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, New Jersey, was sentenced on Tuesday, to 30 months in prison. Makos was found guilty of conspiring…
Three New Jersey correctional officers indicted in death of inmate
TRENTON, NJ – On Monday, a state grand jury indicted three Atlantic County Correctional Officers and five Hamilton Township Police Officers on criminal charges related to the death of Mario Terruso, 41,…
Pennsylvania correction officer ‘brazenly engaged in unlawful acts with inmate’
HUNTINGTON, PA – In a statement released today, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that Kimberly Danfelt, a former employee of the Department of Corrections, has pleaded guilty to a felony count of…
Rikers Island Inmate Sentenced to 10 Years for Stabbing Correctional Officer
NEW YORK, NY – Dennis Applewhite, a 29-year-old Rikers Island inmate, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stabbing a New York City Department of Correction Officer in the head…
Tragic Death of Inmate at Midtown South Precinct Prompts Investigation
NEW YORK, NY – A tragic incident occurred at the Midtown South Precinct on Saturday, when a 38-year-old male prisoner was found unconscious and unresponsive inside the cells. Police officers on duty…
State Corrections System To Pay Former Inmate Six Figures To Create ‘Equitable’ Culture
State Corrections System To Pay Former Inmate Six Figures To Create ‘Equitable’ Culture Reagan Reese on February 9, 2023 The Washington State Department of Corrections is looking to pay a former inmate…
Female Monmouth jail guard provided inmate with cell phone during romantic relationship
FREEHOLD, NJ – A female jail guard at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution has been charged for providing an inmate she was romantically involved in a cell phone. That phone was provided…
Oklahoma Inmate Pleads Guilty to Running a Drug Conspiracy
An Oklahoma inmate who used contraband cell phones to lead a methamphetamine distribution operation pleaded guilty this week in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Richard Dale Deeter, Jr., 45, pleaded…
Federal Inmate Convicted of Indecent Exposure to a Prison Staff Member
OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, JAMES M. LYNCH, 46, of Washington, D.C., was convicted of one felony count of indecent exposure, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. Public records reflect that, on…
Missouri Becomes First State To Execute Transgender Death Row Inmate
Missouri Becomes First State To Execute Transgender Death Row Inmate Trevor Schakohl on January 3, 2023 Missouri put convicted murderer Amber McLaughlin to death Tuesday, becoming the first state to execute an…
Oklahoma Inmate Sentenced to Serve Three Decades in Federal Prison for Drug Dealing from State Prison
OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, EDUARDO ROSALES, 35, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 360 months in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Robert…
Pennsylvania Inmate Sentenced To 11 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jeovanny Shultz, age 28, an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Mercer, was sentenced by United…
Former Green Haven Correction Officer And Former Supervisor Charged In Connection With 2020 Assault On Inmate
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Federal Inmate Receives 9-Month Consecutive Prison Term for Possession of Contraband
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Matthew S. Kirst, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution at Oxford, Wisconsin was sentenced…
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