Prisons & Jails

3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (156+ words) AMES, Iowa -- An Ames man was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for coercing a minor into sending explicit content, feds say. Des Moines man charged with animal abuse for allegedly pepper-spraying fenced-in dogs The State Attorney's office says Crouse…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (333+ words) EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 46-year-old man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in connection with a 2024 fentanyl overdose death inside the Downtown El Paso County Detention Center, a case the El Paso District Attorney’s Office says is the…...

13+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1264+ words) Image by Elliott Brown via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) With thousands of prisoners due for earlier release from October, pressure on the criminal justice system is again under scrutiny. East Anglia Bylines (EAB) has been documenting the warning signs for years....

5+ hour, 59+ min ago   (69+ words) Channel 3000 - Nowlan Injury Law Warner Park Weathercam - Madison - Overture Center expands accessibility options for arts audiences - "“It was a great feeling," Badgers put away WIU early, but we're frustrated they didn't maintain pressure - Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (522+ words) Prison staff missed opportunities to assess the suicide risk of an HMP Haverigg prisoner who took his own life on the day he was due to be released, an independent investigation has found. A report by the Prisons and Probation…...

46+ min ago   (627+ words) A Rio Arriba County jail guard deals with paperwork in 2017. A Rio Arriba man arrested on federal gun charges as part of a multi-agency operation targeting the county's "worst of the worst" has filed a lawsuit saying he suffered a…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (454+ words) The Minns Labor Government will introduce reforms to strengthen the justice system and keep the community safe. The Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill (No 2) 2026 to be introduced to Parliament today will improve existing legal frameworks and court processes for children…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (266+ words) Uttar Pradesh has launched a statewide programme to identify inmates at risk of suicide or severe emotional distress. Under the RISE (Reduce Inmate Suicide and Emotional Distress) initiative, prison staff will be trained to recognise behavioural warning signs and coordinate…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago   (484+ words) The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is warning those with loved ones in the county jail to be aware of scammers posing as Sheriff’s Office employees and asking for bail money. Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett views detention cells inside the…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (292+ words) An Ames man was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison last week for sexual exploitation of a child in a way officials said he had been convicted for twice before. According to documents presented at his Sept. 11 hearing, 35-year-old Luke…...