CLIFTON, NJ – Three guards at a New Jersey women’s prison have been charged in connection with a violent attack on inmates last month, the state’s attorney general announced Thursday. On January 11, prison guards removed inmates from their cells and allegedly attacked them at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Clifton, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said…
Dauphin County Prison Guards Accused of Concealing Beatings of Inmate With Mental Issues
WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Dauphin County Prison guards are accused of filing false reports to conceal alleged beatings of an inmate with mental issues who died in 2019. The new allegation is contained in an amended wrongful death and survival complaint the estate of Ty-Rique Riley and his parents Carmen Riley and Thomas Matthews-Kemrer seek permission…
Rikers Island CO Hospitalized in Attack By Inmate
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 Inmate Transported to Hospital After ‘Altercation’, Investigation Underway
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:…
Inmate Dies at California Prison; Cellmate Suspected
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….
Virus Hot Spot Cook County Jail Has Begun Vaccinating Guards. Will They Take It?
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…