Former officer pleads guilty to mistreating prisoner paralyzed in Connecticut police van

A former Connecticut police officer accused of mistreating prisoner Richard “Randy” Cox after he was paralyzed in the back of ...
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Inmate Healthcare Crisis - Staff Shortages, Transport Delays Hit Namibian Correctional Facilities

A Shortage of medical personnel in correctional facilities across the country is affecting the provision of healthcare to inmates, resulting in delays in treatment and limited access to essential ...

Death row inmate declines to chose between the electric chair and lethal injection

Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols has declined to chose between the electric chair and lethal injection for his ...

Mentally ill people are stuck in jail because they can’t get treatment. Here’s what’s to know

Fernando Clark spent the last 10 months of his life in an Alabama jail cell, waiting for court-ordered psychiatric treatment.

Alabama promised to improve psychiatric care for men charged with crimes. They still wait years

Fernando Clark died in the Montgomery County Jail while waiting for psychiatric treatment. He was one of many in Alabama ...

Voices: As an ex-jail guard, I’m astounded at how inmates can simply walk out

As an ex-jail guard, I’m astounded how easy it is for inmates to walk out of prison… - COMMENT: …but Ava Vidal, a stand-up ...