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This former crime reporter uses writing to help people in prison transform their lives
After spending a decade as a crime reporter, CNN Hero Debra Des Vignes created the Indiana Prison Writers Workshop, a ...
Trump's new Alcatraz prison could cost $2 billion, Axios reports
U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to convert Alcatraz back into a maximum-security prison could cost roughly $2 billion, ...
Minnesota, Wisconsin prison inmates training puppies to be assistance dogs
A sign outside the main gate of the Correctional Facility in Faribault warns of security dogs, but a special litter of ...
Judge reinstates medical provider in Dauphin County Prison inmate death case
A federal judge admitted making a mistake and has reinstated PrimeCare Medical Inc. as a defendant in the lawsuit over the ...
Hong Kong’s new prison rules may curb lawyer and chaplain visits on national security grounds
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong tightened prison rules, allowing authorities to restrict visits, including those by certain ...
Prison guard found guilty of hitting N.J. inmate in jail cell attack
The attack left the 61-year-old prisoner unconscious with a perforated eardrum, and fellow officers allegedly ignored his ...
Snohomish County man who espoused neo-Nazi views sentenced to prison
Kyle Christopher Benton pleaded guilty in March to charges of possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered ...
Man who stabbed teenage tourists at iconic NYC train station gets 26 years in prison
A New York City man who stabbed two teenage tourists from Paraguay at Grand Central Terminal on Christmas Day 2023 was ...