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Nevada prison ignored inmate's dental infection, hit with $4.3 million judgment
A doctor and nurse with the Department of Corrections violated inmate Nick Mork's rights against cruel and unusual punishment ...
N.J. man avoided prison for child sexual abuse images—then a higher court stepped in
Investigators said they found over 3,000 videos of child sexual abuse material on the man's phone and through a cloud storage ...
Newton County dad gets 30 years in prison for subjecting children to punishments likened to 'torture'
Carey Clark was convicted of forcing his children to do "extreme bootcamp style exercises" as a form of punishment.
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Why is Wisconsin’s prison system such a ‘mess,’ and what can be done to fix it?
Starting in the late 1990s and 2000s, Wisconsin’s “truth-in-sentencing” law, which requires people convicted of crimes to serve their full prison sentences with longer paroles, resulted in both a ...
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Alabama Voters Banned Prison Slavery — But Prisoners Say It Hasn’t Stopped
As a lawsuit tries to stop a forced prison labor program, a beer distributor is defending its own participation.
As Richard Jordan execution nears, here’s what methods MS allows for the death penalty
Mississippi is set to carry out its 20th execution by lethal injection as Richard Jordan, who's sat on death row for 48 years ...
Henderson County man sentenced to life in prison for sexual abuse against child
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas — A Henderson County man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday for sexual abuse to a child.