Ex-state prison guard convicted of sexually assaulting 13 female inmates in Chowchilla
A former prison guard was convicted Tuesday of 64 counts of rape, sodomy and sexual battery on 13 female prisoners at California’s state prison in Chowchilla. Gregory Rodriguez, 56, sat with his head ...
Former California prison guard convicted of sexually assaulting 13 female inmates
A former prison guard was convicted Tuesday of 64 counts of rape, sodomy and sexual battery on 13 female prisoners at ...
California wildfire highlights prison labor as inmates battle blazes
As a destructive wildfire rages in California, the spotlight is on prison labor, with more than 700 incarcerated individuals ...
Former Inmates Are Sharing Things About Prison That Most People Don’t Know, And I’m Shocked I Didn’t Know Any Of This
"Don't ask, don't tell. The guy running around talking about how he's in for 'a body' is a liar. He's definitely a deflecting ...
US Attorney's Office: Phoenix man sentenced for sending inmates drugs hidden in books
The books appeared to have been purchased directly by the inmates and were able to get around prison security, the Attorney's ...
Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates earning less than minimum wage
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to extinguish the massive blaze scorching Los Angeles. Here's how much they ...
Man convicted of shipping drug-filled books to inmates will join them in prison, feds say
The man used unwitting bookstores to ship the books to subvert prison security by making it seem as if inmates purchased them ...
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Why are more people dying in Missouri prisons? Advocates for inmates demand accountability
Deaths in Missouri prisons have increased in number despite a drop in the number of people incarcerated. The Missouri ...
Inmates are fighting California wildfires: When did it start, how much do they get paid?
Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do participants actually do and get paid?
The prison inmates risking their lives fighting LA wildfires for just $1 an hour
Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, ...
Virginia prison considered charging inmates who burned themselves in protest for ‘intolerable’ conditions
Staffers at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia weighed whether to charge the inmates “thousands of dollars for the hospital ...
Sex tape lag targeted in prison where 'drones carry drugs' and inmates 'set fires'
Viral sex tape inmate Linton Weirich was reportedly attacked inside HMP Swaleside in Kent where there have been many examples ...