Death of inmate at Angola prison under investigation

An inmate, Anthony Craig, 48, died unexpectedly at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, and an autopsy has been ...
NOLA.com

From hobbycraft sales to sponsorships, it’s a bull market every October at Angola’s prison rodeo

Every April and October, the Louisiana State Penitentiary hosts the last remaining prison rodeo in the nation. Brining ...
Shreveport TimesOpinion

OPINION | Angola’s forgotten men, Quontos Wilson and Layla Roberts deserve mercy

As young men, Quontos and Layla made a poor decision—reckless, immature, and wrong. But they were not hardened criminals.
Portland Press Herald

In Maine State Prison, these book groups are led by incarcerated people

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Shaun Tuttle participates Tuesday in a discussion about the book “The Giver” ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Inmate killed at Salinas Valley State Prison; another placed in restricted housing

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the killing of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison on Tuesday.Staff observed inmate Orlando M. Ochoa, 40, allegedly ...
Yahoo

Water pipe breaks at Montana State Prison

A broken water pipe at Montana State Prison has limited water for prisoners and forced mobilization of the state’s National Guard in an issue inmates’ families are calling a crisis, according to the ...
Idaho Statesman

Kohberger prison video leaker identified, but won’t face criminal charges

Investigators identified a corrections worker who resigned after leak of Kohberger video. Idaho police found no criminal violation under state or federal law for the recording. IDOC cited the policy ...
KTLA

Inmate death at Salinas Valley State Prison investigated as homicide

Officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are investigating the death of an incarcerated man at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad as a homicide, authorities ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Department of Corrections seeking source of water leak at Montana State Prison

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. DEER LODGE — The Montana Department of Corrections said Sunday night it continues to search for a ...
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Groves back in Louisiana, booked into Angola

The final Orleans Parish Jail escapee to be captured is back in Louisiana and back behind bars. Derrick Groves is now in the Angola State Penitentiary after authorities returned him to Louisiana from ...
WMAZ

Dooly State Prison guard smuggled drugs, had sexual relation with inmate, arrest warrants claim

UNADILLA, Ga. — Recently obtained arrest warrants are offering new details in the arrest of a Dooly State Prison guard, who the warrants accuse of smuggling ecstasy, marijuana and more into the prison ...
Decider

THE ALABAMA SOLUTION : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

The Alabama Solution (now streaming on HBO Max) is a documentary primed to make a difference. After a decade working on the film, directors Andrew Jarecki (whose filmography includes hard-hitting docs ...