Inmate choked, punched CT prison guard in unprovoked attack, officials say

The news of the attack comes after a guard was "viciously attacked" at Cheshire Correctional Institution in August. In that ...

USP Canaan inmate found guilty of stabbing fellow inmate with shank

A USP Canaan inmate was convicted of voluntary manslaughter after stabbing another inmate to death at the federal prison in Wayne County.

Inmate dies at hospital after fight inside cell at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, sheriff says

BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — An inmate has died after a fight inside a cell at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center on Monday, Nov. 24, according to Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi. He ...

Sepsis nearly killed him in jail. Now he fights for better inmate care.

Nicholas Jacobson had just been accused of murder when a raging infection nearly killed him. Left untreated for two weeks in a California jail, sepsis drove him into a coma as his organs started to ...

Clashes at a notorious Ecuadorian prison kill 13 inmates as government grapples with drug violence

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Clashes that erupted among prisoners in one of Ecuador’s most notorious prisons left 13 inmates dead, authorities said Monday as the country grapples with drug violence and ...

Today’s audio update: Family mourns loss of teen, 3rd inmate death this year at federal prison

Hey there New Jersey! Here’s your audio update highlighting a family’s remembrances of a 19-year-old killed in a Newark ...