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NY: Mother Accused of Sneaking Drugs to Inmate Son With Kiss
Move over, June Cleaver. This is how a real mother shows she cares. Read the article here.
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Talk about a booty call: Ring tone outs inmate’s phone
From the article: “A Sri Lankan prisoner who tried to hide his cellphone during a search of his cell was caught out when guards heard a ring tone emanating from his rear end, according to a hospital...
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Arsenal Found Inside Prison in Venezuela
From the article: “Venezuelan officials found 106 firearms and more than 8,000 rounds of ammunition inside a prison after a riot last month that killed 58 people, nearly all of them inmates, the...
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IA: Dept. of Corrections, union at odds over prison security breach
From the article: “In a release issued Thursday, Scaletta said the “restricted movement” status was necessary because a “line staff member” brought contraband into the unit. “Dedicated and professional...
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GA: Temporary repairs made to faulty Ga. prison locks
Holy smokes. At this prison, three inmates were killed within a six week period. Officials have reportedly confiscated over 200 shanks and 140 cellphones since January. Now they’re making “temporary...
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LA: Possible crimes in shocking inmate prison videos ‘concerning’ to Orleans...
From the article: “Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro cast doubt through a spokesman on Friday over Sheriff Marlin Gusman‘s internal response to salacious videos from 2009 showing inmates...
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GA: Inmate accused of planning violent crimes in prison
From the article: “Channel 2 Action News has discovered a Georgia prison inmate serving six life sentences for planning violent robberies from inside prison could be back at it again.” And this, kids,...
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Canada: Inmate dies of drug overdose, inquest hears
From the article: “Baxter suspects the drugs that killed Fawcett were smuggled into Niagara Detention Centre, hidden in the one place where guards “are not allowed to search.” He said people sometimes...
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OH: Inmate died of heroin overdose
The inmate died of a heroin overdose while he was incarcerated in the Hamilton County (Cincinnati) Justice Center. Staff response: “Do we know how Mr. Barton got his drugs? Nope. That’s what we’re...
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UK: Lewes Prison hooch problem prompts fresh fruit clampdown
From the article: “Fruit portions were reduced and other products that could be used – including five-litre cleaning containers used to make the hooch – were either removed or moved away from inmates.”...
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NZ: Prison smoking ban ruled ‘unlawful’
According to the article, this is the second appeal – both successful – of New Zealand’s prison system’s attempt to restrict smoking. In this latest judgment, the judge reportedly found that “forcing...
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Ohio prison system sees spike in contraband cell phones behind bars
From the article: “State prison records show that for the first seven months of this year, corrections officers have seized 319 cell phones from inmates at the state’s 28 prisons. Guards found 340 all...
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Florida Department of Corrections ends cigarette ban in work camps: smoke em...
I think this is what’s known as the “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” philosophy of corrections… From the article: “Department of Corrections officials say they lifted the prohibition on...
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