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2 inmates face 73 aggravated arson counts each after Orleans jail mattress fire
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (679+ words) Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office By Missy WilkinsonThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate NEW ORLEANS — A fire last month in the Orleans Justice Center that led to the evacuation of an entire jail pod resulted in counts of aggravated arson for…...
30 Ariz. inmates sue over alleged excessive force during prison yard incident
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (497+ words) By Ray SternThe Arizona Daily Star, Tucson BUCKEYE, Ariz. — Thirty inmates at Arizona’s Lewis Prison in Buckeye claim in a lawsuit they were left with lingering pain and post-traumatic stress disorder after officers used too much force while trying to…...
Ariz. executes inmate convicted of setting man on fire in 2002 killing
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (737+ words) Arizona Department of Correction via AP By Jacques Billeaud and Josh KeletyAssociated Press FLORENCE, Ariz. — An Arizona prisoner convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match was put to death Wednesday, the first of…...
Multiple inmates injured during 'full-blown riot' at Ariz. prison
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (552+ words) By Miguel TorresThe Arizona Daily Star FLORENCE, Ariz. — Multiple prisoners were injured, one severely, and transported to hospitals after a riot at Arizona State Prison Complex–Eyman. On April 26, several messages went out on social media accounts tied to family…...
Ala. cancels $1B prison health care contract after payroll issues
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (642+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The company that provides health care for Alabama prisoners has lost a billion-dollar contract with the state, just days after failing to pay their employees on time. YesCare, which spun off from the troubled company Corizon, had provided…...
Mich. prison officials receive qualified immunity in 2019 inmate scabies lawsuit
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (604+ words) WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. — Prison officials accused in a lawsuit of failing to control a scabies infestation inside Michigan’s only prison for women have been granted immunity by the court. The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling…...
5 N.M. inmates test positive for measles
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (279+ words) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Four more federal inmates in New Mexico have tested positive for measles, the New Mexico Department of Health said Friday, bringing the number of cases in the state to five this year. “These new infections serve as a reminder…...