Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding
Authorities in Congo said they released 600 prisoners in the country’s main prison on Saturday as part of a process aimed at decongesting overcrowded prisons. Justice ...
Longest-serving Chicago alderman Ed Burke will report to prison Monday; unclear where he will serve
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Legendary Chicago City Councilman Ed Burke is just days from his surrender to federal prison. Burke served as a Chicago alderman from 1969 to 2023: a total of 54 years and more than ...
Death row worker shares ‘worst thing I’ve ever experienced’ while working there that's stayed with him years later
A former death row worker has opened up about the ‘worst thing he's ever experienced’ on the job. Death penalty opponent Bill ...
Inmates stab correctional officers at a Massachusetts prison
Two correctional officers were stabbed by inmates at a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts, and three others were injured as they responded, a spokesperson said. The ...
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Inside the federal jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is locked up: violence, squalor and death
Combs, 54, was sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday — a place that’s been described as “hell on ...
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Vigo Commissioner candidates face public at forum
As Tuesday was National Voter Registration Day, it was highly appropriate for the League of Women Voters of Vigo County to ...