West Virginia State

Columbus, OH

A murder inquiry has been launched after a prisoner was stabbed to death in a privately-run male prison. Staffordshire Police said officers were called shortly after 09:00 BST on Saturday to HMP Dovegate near Uttoxeter, after the inmate was hurt. The victim, a man in his 40s, was taken to...

Murder inquiry after inmate stabbed in prison

Alabama State

ABC News

Alabama executed Keith Edmund Gavin, 64, on Thursday evening by lethal injection. Gavin was convicted in the March 1998 murder of William Clayton Jr.

Inmate executed by lethal injection for 1998 murder of delivery driver

Boston, MA

CBS Boston

An inmate has been sentenced for his role in the deadly bludgeoning of infamous Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virginia federal prison in 2018. The inmate, Paul J. DeCologero, was sentenced to more than four years imprisonment after pleading guilty to an assault charge. DeCologero faced a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.Prosecutors initially had said DeCologero and inmate Fotios "Freddy" Geas used a lock attached to a belt to repeatedly hit the 89-year-old Bulger in the head hours after he arrived at troubled USP Hazelton from another lockup in Florida, while another man, Sean McKinnon, served as...

Inmate sentenced in prison killing of infamous gangster "Whitey" Bulger

Waller County, TX

Fox News

A Texas man was sentenced to four decades in prison as part of a plea agreement after pleading guilty to decapitating his newlywed wife in 2023.

Texas man sentenced to 40 years in prison for decapitating his wife, leaving her head in the shower

Walker County, AL

The Independent

 A former corrections officer at an Alabama jail has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal charge in the death of a mentally ill man who died of hypothermia after being held naked in a concrete cell for two weeks.Federal court records show that Joshua Conner Jones entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors regarding the treatment of two inmates at the Walker County jail. Jones agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to deprive an inmate of their rights related to the 2023 death of Tony Mitchell. He also pleaded guilty to a separate rights-deprivation count...

Jailer agrees to plead guilty in case of inmate who froze to death at jail

Mississippi State

Meridian, MS

The Mirror US

Emily Lawhead, a spokesperson for Management and Training Corporation, which manages the facility, said Clarence Gillie, 59, was found unresponsive in his cell on Thursday

Mystery deepens as third inmate found dead in cell this month at Mississippi prison

Nevada State

Ely, NV

CBS News

Three inmates have died and nine others were transported for medical treatment as a result of an "altercation" on Tuesday at a maximum-security prison in a rural mining city in eastern Nevada, the state's Department of Corrections said.No officers were injured and the department gave no additional details about how the deaths and injuries occurred in Ely, Nevada. The department did not release the names of any of the inmates that died or the conditions of those injured.CBS affiliate KLAS-TV has learned the altercation appeared to stem from a feud between two rival gangs and there are concerns about possible...

3 inmates killed, 9 injured in "altercation" at maximum-security prison

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Herbie J Pilato

Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

Taylor County, WV

CBS Pittsburgh

A coal miner was killed on the job in northern West Virginia earlier this week, Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday. William "Joe" Crandall was killed in an incident at Arch Resource's ACI Tygart Valley Mine in Taylor County, West Virginia, on Monday. Crandall is the second worker to die as a result of a mine accident in the last month in the coal-producing state. A 33-year-old woman died in July after being injured at the Wyco Surface Mine, near the border of Raleigh and Wyoming counties."It surely is honorable, but it's a tough business, and we should be so respectful...

Coal miner in West Virginia killed in power haulage accident

North Carolina State

Ventura County, CA

Diamondhead, MS

A suspected serial killer awaiting prosecution for one cold case murder has been charged with three other slayings of women strangled to death in California. Warren Luther Alexander was initially arrested in North Carolina in 2022 in connection with the 1992 murder of 29-year-old Nona Cobb, who was strangled to death. She was found dead on an interstate northwest of Winston-Salem on July 7, 1992, according to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.

Suspected serial killer awaiting North Carolina murder trial charged with three California murders

Chicago, IL

Editor's note: This article was originally published on April 17, 2021. It has since been updated. The justice system is built to create a just society that benefits everyone but in most cases, they can be a problem in itself. Incarceration is a huge problem in America and rather than rehabilitate, individuals are most often forced to become repeat offenders, getting caught up in a vicious cycle. People held in jails are subject to horrible treatment. While most of the general public's knowledge of the jail system is based on pop culture, the stories coming out of jail can be infinitely worse. Jessica Kent who is 31 and lives in Chicago knows too well. She ended up in prison after suffering from drug addiction. She was jailed for the first time at the age of 17 for the criminal sale of a controlled substance. She ended up spending a year in a New York prison.

Woman who spent 6 years in prison reveals stories of her life as an inmate

Georgia State

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Rough Draft Atlanta

The family of Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano is suing the Georgia Department of Corrections for negligence after he allegedly died from heat exposure while serving time at Middle Georgia's Telfair State Prison.
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A Georgia inmate died from heat exposure. Left with questions, his family is suing the state

Ocilla, GA

Last Thursday, agents from the South Central Drug Task Force (SCDTF) made an arrest following a successful execution of a search warrant at a residence in Ocilla. According to officials, the search yielded a significant quantity of drugs, including tablets suspected to contain fentanyl, associated with a criminal street gang.

Successful Drug Bust in Ocilla Leads to Arrest Linked to 'Local Criminal Street Gang'

Savannah, GA

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Utah State

Salt Lake City, UT

Utah News Dispatch

In his own words, Taberon Honie “exists” in prison.  The death row inmate, who is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Aug. 8 for the gruesome rape and murder of his ex-girlfriend’s mother, compared himself to fertilizer, “helping things grow.” He’s changed over two decades of incarceration, he argued, earning his diploma and […]
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A death row inmate’s plea: ‘Would you allow me to exist?’

Tennessee State

John M. Dabbs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has issued a health alert to clinicians statewide following reports of severe acute illnesses and adverse effects of consuming Diamond Shruumz™ brand chocolate bars, cones, and gummies. The warning comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received reports of serious health issues linked to these mushroom-containing edible products.

Tennessee Health Alert: Severe Illnesses Linked to Diamond Shruumz™ Products

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Two More W. Va. Corrections Officers Plead Guilty In Connection To Inmate’s Beating Death

There were two more guilty pleas this week from former corrections officers charged in the 2022 death of an inmate at the Southern Regional Jail. That...

Two More W. Va. Corrections Officers Plead Guilty In Connection To Inmate’s Beating Death

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