South Carolina State

Summerville, SC

Wisconsin State

The warden of the oldest prison in Wisconsin and eight other prison employees have been arrested following a probe into the deaths of four inmates in the past year. Randall Hepp, warden of the maximum-security Waupun Correctional Institution, was arrested shortly before he was due to appear at a briefing to update reporters about the investigation into the deaths.

US warden arrested after inmate dies of malnutrition

West Virginia State

A white couple was arrested and set for trial later this year after their four adopted Black children were found locked in a shed and used as “slaves” in their West Virginia home, according to reports. From Demanding the Execution of Black Children to Convicted Felon—What’s Next for...

White Couple Arrested For Allegedly Using Adopted Black Children As Slaves In West Virginia

Glennville, GA

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The inmate then turned the gun on himself.

Inmate Fatally Shoots Kitchen Worker Inside Prison

The first batch of prisoners to be released early from Scotland's jails are being freed, officials have said. Over the next four weeks between 500 and 550 inmates will leave custody to ease pressure on the country's overcrowded prisons. The move involves prisoners with 180 days or less to serve...

Prisoners released early to ease overcrowding

Jails will run out of space within days, putting the public at risk, the body representing 95% of prison governors in England and Wales is warning political leaders. The Prison Governors’ Association (PGA) says police officers will be unable to detain people because there will be nowhere to put them.

Jails to run out of space in days, governors warn

Louisiana State

Yella Clark, 45, an incarcerated Black transgender person, was killed in a fight with other inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., in April. Clark’s trans identity is just being widely reported now. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The...

Transgender inmate killed in prison fight in Louisiana

Daily Mail

Javaris Hurd, 16, is accused of assaulting two Lincoln Hills Copper Lake School staff members - causing the death of Corey Proulx, a counselor for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Beloved youth counselor is beaten to death by 16-year-old boy at department of corrections school

Texas State

POLITICO

Advocates have called the sweltering conditions in some prisons “cruel and unusual” punishment.

‘Cooking someone to death’: Southern states resist calls to add air conditioning to prisons

Kanawha County, WV

Sissonville, WV

Shine My Crown

Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, a white couple from West Virginia, are facing severe charges for allegedly enslaving their adopted…
The post Adopted Black Children Enslaved By White Couple, Forced To Sleep On Floor And Confined For 12 Hours appeared first on Shine My Crown.

Adopted Black Children Enslaved By White Couple, Forced To Sleep On Floor And Confined For 12 Hours

“Anyone who's chosen to be the vice president, it is such an honor,” Sen. Tim Scott said alongside his fiancée, Mindy Noce.

Scott says he’s a better surrogate for Trump than candidate

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

The Coffee County Drug Unit, along with deputies from the department, apprehended two individuals last week in separate incidents, one allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine and the other the subject of a prior narcotics investigation who attempted to evade law enforcement.

Coffee Drug Unit Arrests Two in Separate Incidents; Meth Possession and Fleeing Suspect Apprehended

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Waupun, WI

The Independent

 The warden of a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin was jailed on Wednesday hours before a scheduled news conference where officials were expected to announce even more arrests stemming from investigations into inmate deaths at the troubled lockup.The arrest of Randall Hepp, who has been warden of the Waupun Correctional Institution since 2020, comes as the head of the state prison system urged the county sheriff to keep the probes open, saying dozens of workers were still under internal investigation, had been placed on leave or had been fired in the past year.Since last June, four inmates have died at...

Wisconsin warden jailed hours before news conference on prison death investigations

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Georgia State

New York Post

A Georgia inmate somehow got hold of a gun and shot dead a prison kitchen employee before turning the weapon on himself, according to officials. 

Jaydrekus Hart, who was facing at least another 19 years in Smith State Prison for voluntary manslaughter, gunned down kitchen worker Aureon Shavea Grace at around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, the state’s Department of Corrections said. 

The agency provided few details, including how Hart got the weapon or why he targeted the kitchen worker, who was identified by friends as a 24-year-old mom.



“The weapon is in GDC custody at this time, and a complete and thorough...

Violent inmate manages to get gun, fatally shoots young mom working in prison kitchen before killing himself

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Charles

Prisons are meant to be places of rehabilitation and punishment, but some facilities in the United States have garnered reputations that make them more feared than others. Here, we delve into some of the most notorious and terrifying prisons across the country, highlighting their histories, infamous inmates, and the brutal conditions that define them.

Inside the Walls: The Scariest Prisons in America

A wealthy white West Virginia couple forced their adopted black children to work as slaves and sleep in a barn, according to disturbing charges.

Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen new charges on Tuesday after two teens were found locked in a crumbling shed in ratty clothing, MetroNews reported.





Lantz and Whitefeather were first arrested in October after a wellness check led to the discovery of the couple’s five adopted children — ages 6, 9, 11, 14 and 16 — living in deplorable conditions on their Sissonville property.

The indictment, which Kanawha County...

Wealthy white couple allegedly kept their black adopted children as slaves, locked them in barn: report

Irma, WI

ABC News

A 16-year-old inmate at a juvenile correctional facility in Wisconsin faces homicide and murder charges after a staff member he is accused of attacking died.

Teen inmate charged in death of juvenile prison staff member

Ladson, SC

North Charleston, SC

Ridgeville, SC

Goose Creek, SC

Charleston, SC

Joint Base Charleston, SC

Hanahan, SC

Moncks Corner, SC

Pinopolis, SC

Ravenel, SC

Cottageville, SC

Cordesville, SC

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'No one is above the law': South Carolina jail employees accused of crimes against female inmates

Three South Carolina detention center officers were arrested Thursday and charged after crimes against female inmates, according to the State Law Enforcement Division. SLED officials said...

'No one is above the law': South Carolina jail employees accused of crimes against female inmates

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