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RIKERS ISLAND, NY — A Rikers Island correction officer wound up in the hospital with a bloodied head after he was allegedly assaulted by a gang member, according to union officials. The unidentified member of New York’s Boldest was punched in the head multiple times Saturday night, causing significant bleeding, and was taken to the hospital…

JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL — A Jefferson County inmate has been taken to a local hospital after an “altercation” at William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility. According to the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), inmate Robert Earl Council is receiving treatment for injuries he sustained in the incident at the prison. ADOC has released the following statement:…

CRESCENT CITY, CA — An inmate at a maximum-security California prison died Thursday and his cellmate is suspected in his death, authorities said. Martin Aguilar, 27, was pronounced dead shortly before 9:30 a.m. after being found in his cell at Pelican Bay State Prison, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement….

COOK CO, IL — Cook County has begun vaccinating workers at the county jail, making them among the first frontline essential workers in the Chicago area to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The jail has been a virus hot spot, with four jail guards and 10 detainees killed by the novel coronavirus. One study last summer found that one in…

CRANSTON, RI — A corrections officer has been placed on paid administrative leave as the investigation continues into the death of a Lincoln man facing double murder charges while in custody of the Adult Correctional Institutions. A spokesman for the state Department of Corrections confirmed Wednesday that an officer had been placed on leave as the death…