An Indiana inmate will spend the rest of his life in prison after officials say he brutally killed his cellmate. Lawrence ...

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The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is a unique place to work. Unlike many other federal departments, almost half of its staff work on the front lines, in correctional facilities. Ensuring public ...

The plea comes one month before his trial was set to start in Lee County Circuit Court. He will begin serving his sentence at the Stateville Correctional Center.

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Federal sentencing guidelines are notoriously complex, but Johnston’s and Snyders’ proposal, in general, would raise prison terms for people caught with switches. And people with switches ...

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Inmates at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham were given the opportunity in the fall of 2024 to learn alongside seniors at Horace Mann School, an elite private school in New York City.

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Daniel Khalife will have a very close eye on him in jail after his notorious escape from prison proved 'horrific' failings within the system, an expert has said. The former soldier who spied for ...