Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates earning less than minimum wage
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to extinguish the massive blaze scorching Los Angeles. Here's how much they ...
Woman who concealed drugs in bra during visits to federal prison in Oregon gets her own prison term
The introduction of contraband into a prison causes significant “fallout,” a federal judge said at sentencing.
Donald Trump spared prison or fine as judge sentences him in historic case
The US president-elect was convicted for falsifying business records relating to a payment made to adult-film star Stormy ...
Arizona corrections official accused of smuggling fentanyl-laced heroin into prison
A counselor at Lewis Prison in Buckeye was arrested on Jan. 3 after an investigation into drug and contraband cellphone ...
Swiss national accused of spying died by suicide in Iranian prison, Iran’s judiciary says
A Swiss national who was arrested and accused of spying in Iran died by suicide in prison on Thursday, according to Mizan ...
A woman killed her look-alike to fake her own death. When she was sentenced to prison, nobody told the victim's family.
A German woman was sentenced to life for murdering her look-alike. The victim's family in Algeria only found out about the ...
Man headed to prison for breaking into spa, bar at Atlantic City hotel-casino following drug arrests
Francisco Corriano, 34, broke into Breathe Salt Spa on May 24 at about 6:20 p.m., stealing some items and damaging others, ...
Death toll rises to 10 in California wildfires; 800 released from prison to help fight it
Nearly 800 people in prison have been temporarily freed to assist firefighters in controlling the deadly Southern California ...
Hundreds of California prison inmates fight wildfires - and stigma
Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.
Va. to pay $1.6 million to people held beyond prison release dates
After the General Assembly passed a law enabling some people to earn early release, GOP leaders tried to prevent the releases ...
Prison for N.J. man in bizarre crime spree that included groping, attempted kidnapping
All four sentences are related to a crime spree in Lakewood and Toms River that started on the night of March 21, 2024, and ...
Prison worker who stole medication jailed
A healthcare worker formerly based at HMP Doncaster who was in a relationship with an inmate and stole medication from the ...