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Missouri Man Who Spent Decades in Prison for a Murder Two Others Confessed Seeks Exoneration
A hearing begins Monday in a case that will decide if the conviction should be overturned for a Missouri man who has spent nearly three decades in prison
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Man Who Spent Nearly Four Decades in Prison for Murder Is Cleared by DNA, and Freed
A man who served 38 years in prison for the 1983 abduction and killing of a woman in Inglewood is a free man Friday, with authorities saying newly tested DNA evidence exonerated him of the crime and identified a different person as the culprit in the slaying.
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Alabama Jailer and Inmate Had Hundreds of Sexually Explicit Phone Calls, Sheriff Says
Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said that so far investigators have listened to a little more than half of the 949 calls that Vicky White and Casey White made to each other from August 2021 to February, while he was in prison at the William Donaldson Correctional Facility. The pair weren’t related.
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At $249 Per Day, Prison Stays Leave Ex-Inmates Deep in Debt
A few states have been amending or repealing “pay-to-stay” laws that require former prisoners to reimburse states for the cost of their jail stays, sometimes at daily rates exceeding what they would have paid to stay in a luxury hotel.
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Dire US Labor Shortage Provides Opportunity for Ex-Prisoners
The United States’ ongoing labor shortage is bad for employers but presents an opportunity for workers who often could not find jobs in rosier economic times: ex-prisoners.
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Epstein Conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell Offered to Teach Yoga In Jail, Inmate Says Ahead of Sentencing
Another inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center wrote in a letter submitted to the court that Maxwell also volunteered to teach English and help others get GED certificates.
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Martha Stewart Shares Gorgeous Nativity Set She Crafted — in Prison
Stewart’s pottery class is just one of the many crafty activities that she did while incarcerated.
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Inmate Who Was Key to Juvenile Life Debate Is Up for Parole
In recent years, hundreds of people once destined to spend the rest of their lives in prison after being convicted of crimes as juveniles have gone free
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Ex-‘Smallville' Actor Allison Mack Starts Prison Sentence Early in NXIVM Sex Cult Case
Mack is best known for her role as a young Superman’s close friend on the series “Smallville.”
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2nd Inmate in 2 Weeks Killed at Same Indiana Federal Prison
An inmate who was transferred to one of the most secure federal prison facilities in the U.S. was stabbed to death within hours of arriving, raising fresh questions about the government’s ability to keep prisoners safe amid severe understaffing and a myriad of crises plaguing the federal prison system. Stephen Dwayne Cannada was killed in an altercation with a...
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Prison Break: 29 Inmates Escape Federal Lockups in 18 Months, Dozen Still at-Large
Over the past 18 months, 29 prisoners have escaped from federal lockups across the U.S., and nearly half still have not been caught
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Philip's Legacy Lives in Chef Who Traded Prison for Kitchen
After Prince Philip’s death last week at age 99, politicians and world leaders rushed to eulogize his lifetime of service to his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, and to the British nation
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Bernie Madoff Dies in Federal Prison at 82
Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died early Wednesday in a federal prison
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Zion Man Gets More Than 13 Years in Prison For Conspiracy to Support ISIS
A Zion man was sentenced by a federal judge Friday to 13 and a half years in prison for taking part in a conspiracy to support the Islamic State.
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Attorney: 1,000 Illinois Inmates to Go Free Under Virus Suit
About 1,000 Illinois inmates scheduled for release in the next nine months could soon be set free as part of a settlement of a federal lawsuit filed last spring amid a growing COVID-19 health crisis in state lockups, a lawyer involved in the case said Tuesday. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has more.
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Attorney: 1,000 Illinois Inmates to Go Free Under Virus Suit
Illinois has agreed to the early release of some low- to medium-risk inmates as part of a settlement of a federal lawsuit over the coronavirus
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US Prison Guards Refusing Vaccine Despite COVID-19 Outbreaks
Prison guards are refusing coronavirus vaccines at alarming rates
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Elusive Artist Banksy Confirms He's Behind Prison Artwork
Street artist Banksy has confirmed that he was behind an artwork that appeared on the red brick wall of a former prison in the English town of Reading.
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A ‘Truly Dangerous' Man: Ex-NFL Player Kellen Winslow II Gets 14-Year Prison Sentence in Rape Cases
Ex-NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II, who committed sexual offenses against five women in Northern San Diego County, is slated to be sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in state prison.
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COVID-19 Spikes Follow in Prisons After Inmate Transfers
In prisons around the country, COVID-19 outbreaks have followed transfers of prisoners or prison workers.