Nevada prisons chief: Staffing shortage leads to $60 million in overtime a year
NDOC director says he was told the personnel shortage could not be addressed until a staffing study initiated in 2024 is ...
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Texas bills requiring air-conditioned prisons languish despite temperatures being ruled unconstitutional
The five bills that would require complete air conditioning in state prisons haven’t had a hearing yet, and the money set for ...
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Despite Texas defendant’s death in Louisiana prison, lawmakers unlikely to end reliance on out-of-state lockups
Lawmakers are pursuing legislative changes that would keep more people locked up in overcrowded county jails while awaiting ...
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Rawlins Inmate Accused Of Attacking Guards Over Forbidden Gingerbread Supplies
A 25-year-old Gillette man who is already in prison for assaulting jail officers is now accused of attacking prison guards ...
Firing squads in Florida? Corrections bill opens door to execution alternatives
If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or ...
‘He was my protector;’ Family speaks out after 25-year-old man dies in jail custody
Former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner and wife Jessica paid tribute to their son Miller in a touching obituary, ...
Minute-by-minute account of last firing squad death as death row inmate chooses execution method
Shortly after Brad Sigmon was executed by firing squad, fellow death row inmate Mikal Mahdi has also chosen it.
I saw South Carolina use a firing squad to execute a man. I am sick with rage. | Opinion
I watched my client's execution by firing squad. He chose it after three lethal injection executions left men lingering on a ...