Tag: Prisoners’ health
Illness tied to lettuce sickens 8 inmates at Alaska jail
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska health and corrections officials say eight inmates at the Nome jail have been sickened by an E. coli infection. ...
Lawyers seek medical reprieve for Guantanamo detainee
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for a longtime Guantanamo detainee are seeking a specialized medical evaluation, saying that he was mentally ill long before his detention...
Wyoming inmate, 75, dies after lengthy illness
TORRINGTON, Wyo. — A 75-year-old Wyoming inmate has died after a lengthy illness. ...
Finance panel OKs another $7.1 million for prison care
MADISON, Wis. — The Legislature's finance committee is giving the Department of Corrections more money to cover prisoner health care. ...
2nd inmate freed after homicide conviction overturned
HELENA, Mont. — A man whose conviction for a 1994 murder west of Helena was overturned last week has been released from the prison...
The Latest: Inmate freed after murder conviction overturned
HELENA, Mont. — The Latest on an order releasing two inmates whose deliberate homicide convictions were overturned (all times local): ...
Montana inmate freed after murder conviction overturned
HELENA, Mont. — Montana State Prison inmate Freddie Joe Lawrence, whose conviction for a 1994 murder near Helena was overturned last week, walked out...
Montana prison inmate, 59, dies after extended illness
SHELBY, Mont. — A 59-year-old Montana inmate has died after an extended illness. ...
34 non-fatal incidents reported at 2 Utah jails in 2017
OGDEN, Utah — Two Utah jails dealt with 34 serious but non-fatal incidents last year, including inmate fights, seizures, falls from bunks, drug overdoses...
87-year-old woman who owned pill mill might avoid prison
DETROIT — An 87-year-old Ypsilanti woman who hired doctors to peddle dangerous drugs might avoid prison if she can find a place to perform...