Tag: Prison violence
Solicitor seeking expert opinions on SC jail death reports
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina prosecutor says she is pursuing outside opinions after reviewing official reports on the January jail death of a...
Solicitor seeking expert opinions on SC jail death reports
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina prosecutor says she is pursuing outside opinions after reviewing official reports on the January jail death of a...
3 inmates killed in 1 week as feds sue Alabama over prisons
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Three men died in apparent inmate-on-inmate assaults in less than one week in Alabama prisons, a spate of death that happened...
3 inmates killed in 1 week as feds sue Alabama over prisons
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Three men died in apparent inmate-on-inmate assaults in less than one week in Alabama prisons, a spate of death that happened...
UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The head of a U.N. team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear and compelling evidence” that Islamic...
UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis
UNITED NATIONS — The head of a U.N. team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear and compelling evidence” that Islamic...
NJ paying $1.3M to consultant to advise on women’s prison
<p>TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey taxpayers are on the hook for about $1.3 million dollars in fees to a criminal justice consultant to help...
NJ paying $1.3M to consultant to advise on women’s prison
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey taxpayers are on the hook for about $1.3 million dollars in fees to a criminal justice consultant to help...
Inmate charged in Iowa prison deaths had threatened before
<p>IOWA CITY, Iowa — An inmate charged with beating two Iowa prison employees to death with a hammer had threatened to assault staff at...
Inmate charged in Iowa prison deaths had threatened before
IOWA CITY, Iowa — An inmate charged with beating two Iowa prison employees to death with a hammer had threatened to assault staff at...