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Ask the experts: Surviving changes in leadership - 07/21/2008
Assessing detainee resistance in Michigan jails, Part 1 - 07/14/2008
Prisons cracking down on wrong types of cells - 07/09/2008
Responding to hostage incidents - 07/08/2008
Calif. CO's murder prompts call for safety vests - 07/07/2008
The 'Autism tsunami' - 07/07/2008
2 hostages at Maine state prison released unharmed - 07/01/2008
11 alleged members of Top 6 gang arrested in Fla. - 06/28/2008
No life sentence for felon who attacked cop - 06/25/2008
Jail escapee convicted of bank heists in Chicago - 06/24/2008
Women in corrections: Training to survive - 06/21/2008 Secure - Login Required
Md. police seek teen who escaped juvenile facility - 06/19/2008
New Kevlar fiber technology to hit the LE market - 06/16/2008
How to 'speak' autism, Part 2: The First Wave - 06/16/2008
Ky. inmates allege officer abuse - 06/13/2008
Supreme Court: Guantanamo detainees have rights in court - 06/12/2008
The Use of Less Lethal Weapons in Corrections, Part 5 — Impact Weapons - 06/03/2008
Pa. man sought by police found in jail - 06/03/2008
Remembering the fallen heroes of corrections - 06/02/2008
Survival checklist: Improvised and unconventional weapons - 05/27/2008
How to 'speak' autism - 05/22/2008
Ala. sheriffs feed inmates on $1.75 a day - 05/17/2008
Mental health in our prisons, Part 1 - 05/14/2008
Ky. death row inmate: 'I'm ready and I'm sorry' - 05/13/2008
TASER CAM: Protecting the truth - 05/12/2008 Secure - Login Required
Controlled CDPM from TASER: The next generation of officer safety tools - 05/12/2008 Secure - Login Required
Police push ID links to prepaid phones - 05/12/2008
Controlled CDPM: The Next Generation of Officer Safety Tools - 05/10/2008
O.C. inmates locked down again - 05/06/2008
Escapee nabbed after 32 years - 05/01/2008
Texas man freed by DNA testing after 27 years in prison - 04/28/2008
Ill. troopers shoot CO in domestic - 04/25/2008
Training staff on policies and procedures, Part 3: Documentation - 04/23/2008
Five training targets every department can hit - 04/23/2008
Compromising the integrity of prison staff, Part 2 — Methods and Solutions - 04/16/2008 Secure - Login Required
Top Ohio juvi officer quits under cloud - 04/15/2008
Bulging prisons drain Mich.'s budget - 04/15/2008
Gun search at N.J. prison comes up empty - 04/15/2008
Pa. inmate suicides spark intensive watch program - 04/15/2008
Domestic violence now a parole violation in Ill. - 04/15/2008
Late inmate's kin can sue Utah over van crash, top court rules - 04/14/2008
Compromising the integrity of staff in prison, Part 1 — Are you at risk? - 04/12/2008 Secure - Login Required
Rampant abuse is seen at Calif. county jail - 04/08/2008
Why do youth join prison gangs? - 04/07/2008
Mara Salvatrucha Tattoos and Images - 04/03/2008
Illegal reentry into the U.S. increasingly leads to prison - 03/19/2008
Utah paroled offenders face close scrutiny - 03/19/2008
Understanding aggression in the juvenile inmate - 03/18/2008
Retired Calif. officer accidentally shoots self - 03/17/2008
Federal inmate killed in Ill. jail fight - 03/13/2008
Authorities report new leadership, constitution for Nuestra Familia gang - 03/05/2008
Hospital security: Strengthening the weakest link - 03/02/2008
Controversial Fla. jail video spurs independent review - 02/29/2008
Notorious inmate slain in N.Y. prison - 02/22/2008
8 hurt in fight at federal prison in Pa. - 02/12/2008
Factors that influence the use of force in a correctional institution - 02/07/2008
Calif. gang fugitive arrested in Utah - 02/04/2008
Texas cop-killer commits suicide in jail - 01/29/2008
Calif. jailhouse use of force video causes controversy - 01/23/2008
Supreme Court rules against Muslim inmate - 01/22/2008
Strip-search lawsuit against Pa. prison dropped - 01/22/2008
Tex. inmate injured in prison escape attempt - 01/21/2008
2 N.J. prison escapees caught - 01/10/2008
1 of 2 N.J. 'Shawshank' escapees caught - 01/09/2008
Md. hospitals to limit inmate patients after violent escapes - 01/05/2008
Md. prisoner transport comes under scrutiny - 01/04/2008
Prisoner escort under review in Md. - 01/03/2008
Jailers bust hug-and-kiss escape plot - 01/02/2008
Md. inmate overpowers officers, flees hospital - 01/02/2008
Mass inmate release possible in Calif. - 12/21/2007
N.J. bans death penalty - 12/17/2007
DUI inmates don pink in Ariz. chain gang - 12/12/2007
2 N.C. inmates recaptured in S.C. - 12/07/2007
Trio rewarded for helping capture escapee - 11/29/2007
Pa. killer at large after hiding in trash to escape - 11/27/2007
Ohio escapee found after he calls 911 - 11/25/2007
L.A. County sheriff wants a new jail - 11/24/2007
Iowa parole officer stole from offenders - 11/20/2007
Thrown rock helps nab escaped Mont. convict - 11/12/2007
Similarities in deputies' slayings are recalled - 11/12/2007
Fla. sheriff changes the way prisoners are transported following deputy's murder - 11/09/2007
Texas allows e-mail appeals for capital cases - 11/08/2007
Fla. shooting puts spotlight on inmate tranport policy - 11/08/2007
Baton skills, control tactics put to the test at this year's Monadnock training seminar - 11/07/2007
"In your care and custody": When police officers become corrections officers - 11/05/2007
Defending yourself from being choked - 11/01/2007
Tips for transporting combative/non-compliant suspects - 10/29/2007
Slaying suspect walks out of Texas jail - 10/29/2007
Fugitive nabbed after 28 years on run - 10/25/2007
DOJ: 2,002 suspects died in police custody over 3 years - 10/11/2007
Guard killed in Texas prison escape - 09/24/2007
Ex-NYPD officer, 77, paroled after 32 years in prison - 09/23/2007
Maine state takeover of county jails draws criticism - 09/05/2007
Ex-con and N.H. chief team up for bone marrow drives - 09/04/2007
Use of force liability risk management - 08/01/2007
Baltimore police search for 17-year veteran correctional officer - 07/28/2007
Mock Prison Riot - After action report - 07/18/2007
Editorial: A dose of hope for prison care - 07/18/2007
Former FBI analyst faces prison in spy plot - 07/18/2007
Is evidence law too tough? - 07/16/2007
N.C. inmates in roadside accident lacked safety equipment - 07/13/2007
Fla. CO fired over relationship with inmate - 07/13/2007
Calif. CO followed home after testifying, attacked - 07/12/2007
N.M. guards broke rules; Inquiry finds on-duty prison transport officers stopped at strip club - 07/12/2007
One hurt in standoff at Mo. juvenile jail - 07/12/2007
Victim of collar bomb a participant in robbery plot - 07/11/2007
Neb. death row inmates want to join challenge of protocol - 07/11/2007
Ind. man serving 120 on trial for more crimes - 07/10/2007
Trial ordered in inmate for personal work case - 07/10/2007
Packed N.H. women's jail riles inmates - 07/10/2007
Wyo. inmate dies - 07/09/2007
Parolee shoots one, then self after standoff with Chicago police - 07/08/2007
Suicide exposes squalor in Texas prison - 07/07/2007
N.H. triple murder suspect complains of treatment in jail - 07/06/2007
Some Texas corrections officers work without training - 07/06/2007
Mass. prison security video leaked on Internet - 07/06/2007
Wounded inmate sues Conn. officer - 07/05/2007
Mother of inmate whose execution took 90 minutes sues head of Ohio prisons - 07/03/2007
Oklahomans can soon keep track of criminals - 07/03/2007
LA inmate charged with cellmate death - 07/02/2007
After years of resistance, Texas prisons answer call for inmate phones - 07/02/2007
Salt Lake County sheriff seeks more jail space - 06/29/2007
Ill. suspect found dead in jail cell - 06/29/2007
Ex-Ark. state trooper sentenced for shooting disabled man - 06/29/2007
Calif. inmates' costly flushes - 06/28/2007
Penn. county jail trying to flush out use of toilets for communications - 06/28/2007
'Decoy' found in inmate's jail cell - 06/28/2007
"Scream" killer given life in prison - 06/27/2007
Mass. inmate's bid for sex change a major cost - 06/26/2007
Vietnam vet wrestled gun away from Utah killer - 06/26/2007
Toothpaste and pancake batter in 'prison break' - 06/26/2007
Domestic-battery suspect found hanged in jail cell - 06/26/2007
Inmates rampage at Vermont's Northeast Kingdom prison - 06/25/2007
Inmate, cellmate, checkmate - 06/25/2007
Death penalty on trial with accused - 06/25/2007
Prison inmate fatally shoots corrections officer - 06/25/2007
Texas man sentenced to 91 years for shooting officer - 06/23/2007
U.S. may move Gitmo detainees to Afghanistan - 06/22/2007
Immigration jail lawsuit to continue - 06/22/2007
Kentucky inmate indicted in escape case - 06/22/2007
Officials near decision to close Gitmo - 06/21/2007
Cops nab Pa. child-rape suspect after TV show airs photo - 06/21/2007
Former border patrol agent sentenced to 70 years - 06/21/2007
Supreme Court toughens prison sentencing rules - 06/21/2007
Nobody shook him down - 06/20/2007
Cop killer Michael Lambert executed in Ind. - 06/19/2007
N.M. prisoner's death appears gang related - 06/19/2007
Calif. death row inmated convicted of another murder - 06/19/2007
3 inmates escape Okla. prison - 06/18/2007
Pa. prison disturbance causes two-day lockdown - 06/18/2007
Fla. inmate found dead, suicide suspected - 06/15/2007
Atlanta judge to decide merits of jail death lawsuit - 06/15/2007
N.M. county commissioner says crowding could spark jail unrest - 06/14/2007
S.C. corrections officers accused of stealing a cow - 06/13/2007
Mont. authorities catch 2 escapees after 6 days - 06/13/2007
13 ways to make cageless transport less risky - 06/13/2007
Ga. won't halt lethal injections - 06/13/2007
Spy software to root out crime in New Zealand prisons - 06/13/2007
Focus shifts in search for escaped Mont. inmates - 06/13/2007
Jail inmate arrested 30 minutes after mistaken release - 06/13/2007
Mont. officials end ground search for escaped inmates - 06/12/2007
Authorities arrest 31 in Ariz. prison gang sweep - 06/12/2007
Ga. county targets jailhouse gangs - 06/12/2007
NYPD offer declined in Mont. search for 2 escaped inmates - 06/11/2007
Mont. officials hunt for prison escapees - 06/10/2007
Jury acquits Ohio man of shooting officer - 06/10/2007
Ohio officer punched while booking prisoner - 06/10/2007
Former Wash. corrections officer pleads guilty to sexual misconduct - 06/08/2007
Ark. CO stabbed 5 times by inmate - 06/06/2007
Jail prisoner dies after encounter with Ky. state police officer - 06/06/2007
18 inmates injured in a Md. prison fight - 06/05/2007
Tear gas helps quell Ill. prison disturbance - 06/05/2007
Texas police seek fugitive who stole cruiser, loaded assault rifle - 06/03/2007
Md. CO killer attempts courthouse escape - 06/01/2007
Use of Taser on bound Md. suspect raises questions of policy - 05/31/2007
Chicago area guard attacked by inmate, but county wants proof - 05/29/2007
Recidivism program comes to Mich. county - 05/29/2007
Crisis often catalyst for new jails in Tenn., Ga. - 05/29/2007
Crowded Ohio jail turns prisoners away - 05/29/2007
Grand jury cites improvement in Calif. county jail - 05/29/2007
'Meth mouth' costly to Ga. prisons - 05/29/2007
Mo. jail chief gives up one perk of the job: It's been a good place to work, but he doesn't want to live there - 05/29/2007
Extra jail cells generate millions of dollars for Ohio county - 05/29/2007
N.Y. prison creates dementia unit - 05/29/2007
Va. inmate tries to grab deputy's gun, escape custody - 05/11/2007
Rikers inmates charged with plot to kill officer - 05/10/2007
'Culture change' in works at prisons - 05/08/2007
Murderer seeks his right to privacy - 05/08/2007
Playboy spread reignites Pa. prison debate - 05/08/2007
Navajo Nation faces lack of jail space - 05/08/2007
8 Ex-Prison Employees Charged in Fla. - 05/08/2007
Understaffed Wyo. prison faces safety concerns - 05/08/2007
Ga. officer dies in accidental discharge incident - 05/07/2007
Preventing accidental discharge during close quarters contact - 05/04/2007
Responding to correctional emergencies - 05/03/2007
Best practice for prisoner escort - 05/03/2007
2 on staff injured during Ind. prison disturbance - 04/24/2007
Watch the real thing: 'Full-Scale Riot' at Indiana prison - 04/24/2007
Mentally incompetent inmates stranded in Tex. jails - 04/24/2007
Prisoner of Belgian jail flees in hijacked helicopter - 04/15/2007
11 New York corrections officers charged with beating 2 inmates - 04/13/2007
Wave of deadly violence sweeps Ga. state prisons - 04/10/2007
Ohio prisoner arrested after overpowering guard, taking hostages - 04/03/2007
Legal Insight: Report the whole story - 04/02/2007
10 suicides in the Mass. state prison system in 15 months - 03/31/2007
Prisoner walks out of jail, sets off hunt in Ark. - 03/25/2007
Fla. prison warden, aides removed after inmate is beaten - 03/22/2007
Md. officials abruptly close notorious prison after guard is stabbed - 03/19/2007
How to prevent a legal sleight of hand trick from twisting your case - 03/12/2007 Secure - Login Required
Calif. inmate in brawl fatally shot by guard - 03/09/2007
Ind. inmate escapes through food slot - 03/08/2007
Pot smuggled to Ark. jail guard inside Subway sandwich - 03/08/2007
Tennessee inmates free guard they took hostage for some cigarettes - 03/01/2007
Attorney general tours Supermax prison, says it's safe but could be improved - 02/22/2007
Tobacco ban in Calif. prisons ignites black market for smokes; smugglers include guards - 02/20/2007
Growth spurt projected for nation's prisons - 02/14/2007
Leupold's New Tactical Prismatic Rifle Scope - 02/01/2007
Hand sanitizer found to pose abuse risk - 02/01/2007
Prisoners want higher salary for W.Va. prison guards - 02/01/2007
Police say escapee took road paved with good intention - 01/28/2007
Federal judge blasts Philly jails as unconstitutional - 01/28/2007
1 of 2 Okla. inmates recaptured after escape kills self in apparent jail suicide pact - 01/26/2007
Supreme court ruling spotlights California prisons - 01/24/2007
Attempted-murder suspect escapes from N.O. prison - 01/23/2007
Handcuffed suspect wounds LAPD veteran with gun hidden in pants - 01/23/2007
Corrections officer charged after 6-yr.-old grandson shoots self - 01/18/2007
Are you training to lose? If not, why not? - 01/16/2007
Wash. jailers ordered not to use 'Donkey Kick' maneuver in wake of inmate fatality - 01/13/2007
Chicago: Reputed mob boss's loose talk in prison leads to federal lawman's arrest - 01/12/2007
Woman tries to smuggle drugs, scalpel into N.Y. prison in tampon - 01/11/2007
Ind. jail guards suspended - 01/06/2007
N.Y. jail guard arrested on charges of smuggling marijuana hidden inside cannoli - 01/05/2007
California prison on lockdown after weekend riot - 01/02/2007
N.Y. correction officer arrested for drugs, gun - 12/27/2006
Baltimore man slips out of leg irons, takes off at courthouse - 12/19/2006
Ariz. suspect attempts suicide with cold tablets - 12/07/2006
Fla agency chief fined for keeping mentally ill in jail - 12/01/2006
4 federal inmates escape from Washington state jail - 12/01/2006
FL agency chief threatened with jail for failure to get treatment for mentally ill inmates - 11/22/2006
N.Y. cop killer claims he's abused in prison - 11/19/2006
Federal judge orders limit to use of restraints on Mich. prison inmates - 11/14/2006
Pa. prison search yields private cash stash - 11/13/2006
Prison guards say supermax understaffed - 11/08/2006
Maine: State prison reviews security following escape attempt - 11/05/2006
Maine: Tip helped foil prison hostage plan - 10/27/2006
Maine police foil apparent gun smuggling attempt - 10/26/2006
Ariz. sheriff might require English classes for inmates - 10/26/2006
W.Va. corrections officer held in beating deaths of wife, stepdaughter - 10/24/2006
Calif. to spend $51 million to send inmates out of state - 10/23/2006
Are we breeding a police culture of “additional victims?” - 10/22/2006
Former Baltimore correctional officer convicted in inmate beating death - 10/13/2006
Too few guards at Texas jail where 6 inmates escaped - 10/12/2006
Emergency measures planned to tackle prison overcrowding, British government says - 10/08/2006
N.J. female inmates more likely to be sexually abused by other inmates than males are - 10/05/2006
Police investigate Md. inmate's hanging death - 09/29/2006
Ohio officer won't face charges of assault - 09/27/2006
Ill. prison guard arrested after confrontation with police - 09/27/2006
Pa. guards kill inmate during hostage-taking attempt - 09/25/2006
Milwaukee: 2 officers to be fired, 4 suspended in inmate's hanging death - 09/24/2006
Ex-Mich. prisons worker charged with pimping out daughter - 09/22/2006
Jail crowding prompts talk of putting Tenn. prisoners in tents - 09/21/2006
6 inmates, including ex-officer, escape from federal detention center in Texas - 09/20/2006
Ex-Black Panther asks for new trial in '70s death of La. prison guard - 09/19/2006
Study: Prisons can't combat Islamic terror recruiting - 09/19/2006
Judge declares mistrial in sentencing phase of Aryan Brotherhood case - 09/16/2006
Inmates caught preparing to smuggle drugs in Mich. book bindings - 09/14/2006
Two guards killed at Mo. prison in murder-suicide - 09/11/2006
Survey says more than half of inmates report mental health problems - 09/07/2006
McDonald's could be on menu for NYC jail guards - 09/05/2006
NY trooper dies after being shot in leg during search for escaped convict - 09/04/2006
N.Y. correctional officers draw the line at spit - 09/01/2006
Transgender inmates push prison officials for sex-change surgery - 08/25/2006
Police: Va. inmate escapes after fatally shooting hospital guard - 08/20/2006
Accidental gunshots vex LAPD - 08/17/2006
ACLU describes horrors in flooded Orleans Parish Prison after Hurricane Katrina - 08/11/2006
Showtime! The impact of how you say what you say, and do what you do - 08/09/2006
Audit finds wasteful spending in Calif. prison health system - 08/03/2006
LA officials OK $258 million plan to improve overcrowded county jails - 08/02/2006
Police continue search for escaped Ohio suspect in officer's slaying - 07/31/2006
Escaped Ohio cop killer still at large - 07/31/2006
Vt.: Jailbirds idea of selling liquor from the state prison nixed - 07/31/2006
Sexual violence in prisons may be more prevalent than reported - 07/30/2006
Mich. corrections chief apologizes to father of man killed by mistakenly released prisoner - 07/28/2006
2 inmates charged with fatally stabbing guard at Md. prison - 07/27/2006
Seattle guard charged with rewarding juvenile delinquents for sex - 07/27/2006
Md. guard stabbed to death by 3 inmates - 07/26/2006
Drug addiction experts: Better prison treatment programs can cut costs from crime - 07/24/2006
Pagan religion gaining popularity among prisoners - 07/24/2006
Court: U.S. state must allow inmates to have abortions - 07/19/2006
Forty inmates injured in racial brawls at LA County jail - 07/14/2006
More protection urged for prisoners in medical research - 07/13/2006
Ind. prison system sued over new policy barring nude, sexual material - 07/12/2006
Former Fla. prisons chief pleads guilty to taking kickbacks - 07/12/2006
Texas inmates not entitled to minimum wage for prison jobs, court rules - 07/11/2006
Former Fla. prisons chief to plead guilty - 07/05/2006
Texas deputy shoots at man outside jail, officials say - 07/05/2006
Disgraced official's name removed from NYC jail - 07/03/2006
Radio failures cited in D.C. jailbreak - 06/28/2006
Forida jury convicts 2nd inmate for killing prison guard - 06/24/2006
Fla. guard opens fire on feds; gunman and investigator killed - 06/21/2006
Judge orders immediate reforms at crowded L.A. jail - 06/20/2006
Handcuffed and naked, prisoner flees N.Y. hospital - 06/15/2006
Man gets prison term for Va. police dog's killing - 06/15/2006
3 Ohio corrections workers fired over abuse allegations - 06/10/2006
Prisons should focus more on rehabilitation, commission says - 06/08/2006
2 inmates captured after escape from D.C. jail - 06/05/2006
Mich. parole unit disbanded over release that allowed deadly crime spree - 06/01/2006
N.Y. correction officer again faces abuse charges - 05/25/2006
Okla., Colo. set pace in imprisoning more women - 05/21/2006
Prisons, jails add 1,000 inmates each week - 05/21/2006
10 percent released early from L.A. County jails re-arrested - 05/14/2006
Wash. deputy allegedly used 'donkey kick' on inmate - 05/13/2006
Man shot after ramming vehicle, pinning guard in Montana - 05/12/2006
Ohio officer stabbed, inmate shot in hospital escape attempt - 05/11/2006
Florida to randomly test corrections employees for drugs - 05/10/2006
Maintaining the "semantic edge" - 05/08/2006
Calif. prison guard released unharmed after 10-hour standoff - 05/07/2006
La. deputies accused of selling drugs at jail - 05/06/2006
Prisoner takes deputy hostage in courtroom - 04/28/2006
Woman smuggled cell phone to Kan. prisoner to help with escape - 04/22/2006
S. Ga. county to repay inmates charged jail 'room and board' - 04/19/2006
Michigan prisons released 41 felons early - 04/19/2006
Arayon Brotherhood witness says he was told of murder - 04/14/2006
Recidivism rate among California parolees drops below 40 percent - 04/11/2006
Michigan prison locked down after disturbance - 04/10/2006
Mass. corrections officer to be disciplined for showing 'Brokeback Mountain' - 04/10/2006
Prisons Bureau seeks communication curbs for inmates suspected of terrorism - 04/08/2006
Former S.C. officer at jail charged with providing marijuana to inmates - 04/05/2006
Judge approves settlement to limit use of force in NYC jails - 04/04/2006
N.Y. corrections officer kills man in confrontation - 04/02/2006
Tenn. bans peanut butter jars from prisons; had been used to hide guns, drugs - 03/31/2006
Community Policing: The "gap" theory - 03/31/2006
Sheriff orders probe after sixth mistaken release from jail - 03/30/2006
Two Maryland corrections officers stabbed; prison in lockdown - 03/30/2006
Officials envision turning Brooklyn jail into apartments and shops - 03/27/2006
Crime has surged in Portland, Ore., but its new lockup sits empty - 03/17/2006
British prison officers get more than 1 million - 03/15/2006
Former head of Florida's prison system threatened employee to stop probe - 03/15/2006
Prosecutors may be hard-pressed to win death sentences in prison gang case - 03/13/2006
Kansas prisons reviewing security - 03/08/2006
Pa.: Old grudge between guard, former inmate erupted into a bar fight - 03/07/2006
Feds target Aryan Brotherhood in prisons - 03/07/2006
Fifteen inmates injured in Philadelphia prison ceiling collapse - 03/06/2006
Inmate tells of plot to frame ex-NY officers - 03/03/2006
Fla. SO hopes playing cards for prisoners will help solve old cases - 03/03/2006
Behind the walls - 03/02/2006
Deal calls for more video cameras in New York jails - 03/02/2006
Texas inmate swallowed key, concealed knife - 03/02/2006
Using tactical communication effectively - 03/01/2006
Seventeen inmates injured in two L.A. County jail brawls - 03/01/2006
Former Tenn. guard pleads innocent to helping prisoner's deadly escape - 02/28/2006
California prison system chief says he plans to resign - 02/26/2006
Kansas escapee, dog trainer captured in Tennessee - 02/25/2006
Only in Chicago: Jail escape has bizarre political dimensions - 02/24/2006
Gun undetected as robbery suspect taken to N.C. jail - 02/22/2006
Fla. guards in fear after cars torched at homes - 02/21/2006
Six inmates injured in latest round of fighting at Los Angeles jail - 02/19/2006
L.A. sheriff's department defends tactics to quell jail riots - 02/18/2006
Calif. inmates had access to employee data, guards say - 02/17/2006
Dog trainer used a crate to help Kan. inmate break out - 02/17/2006
Calif. inmates told lockdown will end when peace returns - 02/16/2006
Ill. guard charged in aiding 6 inmates escape - 02/16/2006
Judge: Hospital executive to oversee Calif. prison health care - 02/16/2006
Prison Overrun by More Than 100 Cats - 02/15/2006
Calif. prison guard convicted of aiding racist prison gang - 02/15/2006
Dog trainer accused of smuggling murderer out of Kansas prison - 02/14/2006
All six Ill. inmates who escaped back in custody - 02/13/2006
Calif. governor wants to reshape approach to women prisoners - 02/12/2006
Nine injured in latest riot at Los Angeles County jail - 02/12/2006
Six inmates escape from Illinois jail; two captured by police - 02/12/2006
Gun smuggling probe: Guard wasn't there day of shooting - 02/11/2006
Head of Florida prison system resigns under pressure - 02/10/2006
Prison authorities report another racial brawl at L.A. County jail - 02/10/2006
Fired: Md. officer didn't call ambulence for inmate - 02/10/2006
Injuries reported during another 'disturbance' at LA County jail - 02/08/2006
Calif. sheriff blames lack of staff for jail riot - 02/06/2006
Nearly 2,000 riot in Southern Calif. jail race riot, one inmate killed - 02/05/2006
Ill. jail shooting probe asks how, why - 02/04/2006
Calif. jailers arrested for cell phone smuggling - 02/03/2006
Neb. officer placed on leave after inmate escape - 01/30/2006
MD. inmate shoots guard, flees hospital - 01/26/2006
Pa. smuggling probe catches sex scandal - 01/24/2006
Talking the talk of peace: The Peace Warrior - 01/23/2006
Calif. prison peacekeeper responsible for guard killing - 01/22/2006
Ga. county throws blame for death on Taser maker - 01/20/2006
Escaped Calif. inmate found - 01/20/2006
Man who killed 3 teens and buried bodies in basement attempts suicide in jail - 01/19/2006
Four Pa. guards charged in smuggling drugs to inmates - 01/18/2006
Former probation officer sues after mistaken ID get him jailed - 01/17/2006
Texas inmate makes a brief escape - 01/16/2006
Police in Ala., Ga. hunt for escaped murder suspects - 01/16/2006
Pa. man falls 14 stories, dies during escape attempt - 01/15/2006
Escaped jail inmate recaptured in Miami-Dade County, police say - 01/12/2006
N.C. officer charged with furnishing ciggs, pot to prisoners - 01/10/2006
Supreme Court dodges major ruling over inmate rights - 01/10/2006
Pa. prisoner explains how he planned escape - 01/07/2006
Guards, inmates tell different versions of prison brawl - 12/31/2005
Miami suspect had help escaping, police say - 12/23/2005
Honduras on alert after citizen escapes from jail in Miami - 12/22/2005
California to end automatic racial segregation of inmates - 12/20/2005
Three weeks later, last of 9 jail escapees captured 40 miles away - 12/16/2005
Judge denies class-action status for naked detention lawsuits against U.S. jail - 12/14/2005
Condemned Texas prisoner describes brazen escape - 12/14/2005
Convicted murderer, rapist escape Mich. prison in garbage truck - 12/10/2005
Ga. sheriff defends jail, will 'look into' death - 12/07/2005
For fence-fighting neighbors of Minn. prison, hedge is security e