VIRGINIA – A proposal to bring Virginia’s only privately operated prison under state management failed in the General Assembly on Friday when it was voted down by members of the Senate’s Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee. The decision means GEO Group, a publicly-traded corporation based in Florida, will likely continue to oversee the Lawrenceville Correctional Center in…
DAUPHIN CO, PA – Correctional guards at the Dauphin County Prison are expected to begin wearing body cameras Monday, adding a new layer of protection for employees and inmates. For the past month, supervisors have been wearing them to work out technical issues or questions that arise. On Monday, body cameras were supposed to be…
IRON COUNTY, MO – Authorities are still searching for three Iron County inmates who escaped the Iron County Jail over the weekend. Authorities do not know the direction of travel of the inmates. According to a Facebook post from the Ironton Police Department, the escaped inmates are:Tracy Brown 57-year-old white male. 5’9″, green eyes with…
JEFFERSON CO, CO – An inmate from the minimum security Colorado Correctional Facility (CCC) in Jefferson County reportedly climbed the fence of the facility and walked away on foot on the evening of January 10, 2021. He has since been recaptured, after only hours outside the facility. According to Department of Corrections Public Information Officer…
VERO BEACH, FL — A Florida corrections deputy is accused of inappropriately using pepper spray on an inmate last month, authorities said. Keefe Roman, 39, was arrested Monday and charged with battery, according to Indian River County online booking records. He posted bail about an hour after his arrest, according to online booking records. Roman…
LONDON, UK – Three men convicted of terrorism offences, including the brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber and an Iraqi who tried to blow up a London underground train, have been charged with attacking a prison officer, police said on Wednesday. Hashem Abedi, 23, whose brother Salman killed 22 people at the end of…
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