3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (469+ words) KANAWHA COUNTY, W. Va. The Kanawha County Jail Bill Reduction and Opioid Diversion Task Force is coming to fruition after commission members approved hiring individuals to lead efforts to reduce the county's jail bill. The task force will aim to reduce…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (948+ words) Q: This issue appears serious and underreported. Why hasn't it gotten more attention? Q: How did the investigation begin? Emily Nonko: "So this really began when Razor's cellmate Curly was diagnosed with kidney cancer, fell rapidly ill, lost a ton of weight,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (856+ words) A new pain-free technique for restraining prisoners is being introduced across Scotland's jails. The method removes the use of pain-inducing holds, such as bending back an inmate's wrists, and is designed to keep them on their feet, instead of forcing…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (303+ words) The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) will stage an Inverness recruitment event this weekend ahead of the scheduled completion of HMP Highland later this autumn. The prison was much delayed amid rising costs and a slow moving process that saw the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (239+ words) Cuba announced that it will release 2, 010 prisoners as part of a pardon approved under Article 90(II) of the country's Constitution. The government described the release as a humanitarian gesture undertaken for with Holy Week. Kenya dispatch: High Court suspends automated traffic…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (196+ words) ASHEVILLE - A 48-year-old Candler man was sentenced for distributing thousands of files containing child sexual abuse materials on April 2, the U. S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced April 3. Court documents indicate Lohr allegedly received child pornography transported…...

13+ hour, 42+ min ago  (424+ words) A Metropolitan Detention Center inmate was found dead inside a halfway house on Saturday. On Saturday afternoon, MDC received a call from the facility informing them that resident Andrew Witt, 45, had died. Medical first responders arrived and unsuccessfully attempted lifesaving…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (237+ words) TOPEKA, Kan. " A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and house immigrants detained for living in the U. S. illegally after a nearly yearlong legal fight amid a massive national push for new detention…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (456+ words) The Lorain County Sheriff's Office has implemented a new prisoner control device in the courtroom after an attack that left two officers injured. The device called "Band-it" is an electronic prisoner control device that delivers 50, 000 volts of electricity through an…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (406+ words) LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British resident released after four years at Guantanamo Bay arrived back in the UK Monday, officials said, in a case that has helped deepen controversy over U. S. treatment of accused terrorists. Binyam Mohamed says he was tortured…...