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After years of poor care, preventable deaths, Illinois is changing its prison health care provider
The state is backing out of its 10-year, $4 billion contract with Wexford Health Sources, but the new contractor has its own ...
Delphi murderer moved from Pendleton prison to Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Delphi murderer Richard Allen is now imprisoned in Oklahoma, according to Kay Thompson, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma ...
SD Department of Corrections announces high-risk offender release
The South Dakota Department of Corrections made an announcement to law enforcement and the public about the pending release ...
Incarcerated individuals at Cheshire Correctional Institution hold food strike
Incarcerated individuals at Cheshire Correctional Institute are participating in a food strike, according to a release from the Connecticut Department of Corrections (DOC). The strike, according to ...
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Southern State Correctional Facility superintendent put on leave
WATERBURY, Vt. ( ABC22/FOX44) – The Southern State Correctional Facility’s superintendent has been placed on administrative ...
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Correctional Officer sues IDOC, says reports of inmate abuse were ignored
A former IDOC officer is suing, claiming he was fired for exposing misconduct and speaking to journalists after internal ...
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Authorities investigating death of Hutchinson Correctional Facility inmate
Adan Morales Jr., 54, was found unresponsive in his cell back on July 1. Staff began life-saving measures, and was taken was to a local hospital, where he later died ...
'We're on the edge of a crisis': K2 inside ACI prompts major mail crackdown
The Rhode Island Department of Corrections is taking new steps to combat the growing problem of synthetic drugs inside its ...