Tag: Prison violence
South Carolina gives initial OK to $6M prison riot deal
South Carolina officials gave initial approval Tuesday to a $6 million settlement to resolve dozens of prisoner lawsuits against the Department of Corrections following...
5 charged in Oklahoma inmate’s death during hostage incident
OKLAHOMA CITY — Five inmates have been charged with murder in the death of another inmate during a hostage-taking incident at an Oklahoma jail.
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Coroner: Jail death of Black man changed to a homicide
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A coroner has changed the death certificate of a mentally ill Black man who died in a South Carolina jail earlier...
Deaths of 2 inmates at NW Indiana prison being investigated
WESTVILLE, Ind. — Authorities are investigating the recent deaths of two inmates at a northwest Indiana prison, state correction officials said.
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7 people charged in fatal beating of man at jail
INDIANAPOLIS — At least seven people have been charged with murder in the fatal beating of an inmate at the Marion County jail.
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South Carolina county OKs $10 million jail death settlement
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina county has agreed to pay $10 million to the family of a man with mental health issues whom...
Riot, fighting at Guatemala prison leaves at least 6 dead
GUATEMALA CITY — Rioting and fighting among inmates at a prison in western Guatemala caused the deaths of at least six prisoners, police said...
DOJ: Alabama prisons remain deadly, homicides increasing
MONTGOMERY, Ala, — Alabama prisons remain deadly and dangerous two years after federal officials warned the state of unconstitutional conditions, the U.S. Department of...
Solicitor seeking expert opinions on SC jail death reports
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina prosecutor says she is pursuing outside opinions after reviewing official reports on the January jail death of a...
3 inmates killed in 1 week as feds sue Alabama over prisons
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Three men died in apparent inmate-on-inmate assaults in less than one week in Alabama prisons, a spate of death that happened...
