Tag: Correctional systems
Egypt officials: Fire at juvenile detention kills 6 children
CAIRO — A fire broke out Thursday at a juvenile detention center in the capital of Cairo, killing at least six children, Egyptian officials...
Police: Man faces new charges after attack on jail officer
SEYMOUR, Ind. — A southern Indiana man is facing four new charges including escape and strangulation after his attack left a corrections officer unconscious,...
As South Carolina execution looms, firing squad debated
COLUMBIA, S.C. — It's been more than a decade since Randy Gardner's brother was the last U.S. inmate executed by firing squad, years the...
Morocco moves to vaccinate prison inmates 45 and up
SALE, Morocco — About 300 inmates in a prison near the Moroccan capital have been vaccinated against COVID-19, among the latest prisoners to benefit...
AP sources: Staffing hampered response to prison suicide
WASHINGTON — The radios crackled with a frantic call for backup at a federal prison in California: An inmate was found hanging in his...
Execution date set for inmate suing SC over firing squad law
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday set an execution date for one of two death row prisoners suing the state...
South Carolina county OKs $10 million jail death settlement
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina county has agreed to pay $10 million to the family of a man with mental health issues whom...
9 NYC jail workers charged in bribery-contraband scam
NEW YORK — Nine current and former New York City Department of Correction workers were arrested Wednesday on charges alleging they took cash bribes...
Sex abuse class-action suit tossed, individual claims stand
CONCORD, N.H. — A judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving 300 people who allege decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth...
Mafia fugitive among Italy’s most-wanted arrested in Brazil
MILAN — Authorities in Brazil have arrested one of Italy’s most-wanted fugitives, a drug boss inside the Calabrian ‘ndrangheta organized crime network who escaped...
