Delco Prison Releases Another Inmate Prematurely

Despite all the publicity over five previous cases of Delaware County prison inmates wrongfully released,
fumbled paperwork or staff oversight errors resulted this week in a sixth wrongful release.

Inmate Found Dead In Warrick County Jail

Indiana State Police and the Warrick County Coroner are looking in to the death of an inmate at the Warrick County jail.

Judge says B.C. inmate can have thesaurus

What's another word for unreasonable?  A Federal Court judge has ruled a British Columbia prison was wrong to deny an inmate's request to buy a thesaurus, rejecting the Mountain Institution's argument that the reference book is not educational.

Va. prisons' reading policy overturned

A federal judge has declared the Virginia prison system's policy on inmates' access to literature unconstitutional.

U.S. Fails to Notify Victims About Prison Furloughs

The federal Bureau of Prisons has long recognized a potential problem with its handling of furloughs of inmates for medical treatment: nobody has the job of notifying crime victims and witnesses that an inmate is being temporarily released.

Hostage situation at the Indiana State Prison resolved

A hostage situation has ended at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City after an inmate assaulted a correctional officer and took another correctional employee hostage.

Scandal shuts Innisfail Work Camp prison

Authorities have shut down a controversial prison work camp south of Cairns and launched an investigation into claims by a former inmate that prisoners are living a life of luxury.

Prison inmate, Allgier's lawyers want tatoos covered for hearing

Curtis Michael Allgier, 31, is an inmate at Utah State Prison who is infamous for his tattooed covered face -- tattoos that include swastikas and Aryan gang-related words and images.

San Quentin inmate convicted in Northern California slaying hangs self

A Santa Rosa man who was convicted of brutally stabbing his girlfriend and hiding her body in a toy box in their apartment died Friday evening after a suicide attempt at San Quentin State Prison on Aug. 23.

Women's prison 'difficult to run'

The UK's largest and most high profile women's prison is "extremely difficult to run safely and effectively", with almost six out of 10 inmates feeling unsafe at some point, inspectors said.