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Former federal prison employee who sexually abused inmates sentenced to over 3 years in prison
13+ min ago (31+ words) Danny L. Spyker worked as a corrections officer and cook supervisor when he "knowingly engaged in sexual acts" with two inmates in March 2024, the U.S. attorney’s office said....
Nurse arrested for giving jail inmate turned boyfriend unprescribed drugs
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (24+ words) A contract nurse at the Fulton County Jail was arrested Sunday after investigators say she smuggled prescription medication to an inmate she was romantically...
‘I’m the One Going to Jail?!’: White Woman Shuts Off Black Worker's Garbage Truck Over Noise, Then Her Call to Cops Completely Backfires
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (1065+ words) A Florida woman got a rude awakening after she called 911 following a confrontation with a sanitation worker over the noise from his garbage truck. Body camera footage of the incident has resurfaced on social media. The incident happened Aug. 12, 2025, in…...
Ex-sheriff's deputy avoids jail time in plea over beating, pepper-spraying handcuffed inmate
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (534+ words) A view of a cell block at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. A former East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputy will avoid prison time after taking a plea deal related to multiple inmate beatings at the parish…...
Chemung man jailed Friday on June burglary charges | News
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (181+ words) Chemung man jailed Friday on June burglary charges morning-times.com A Sayre Borough police vehicle is seen July 31. SAYRE BOROUGH â A 42-year-old Chemung, N.Y., man was recently apprehended on a burglary and assault warrant issued in June and jailed…...
Olmsted County lowering Dodge County detainee fee for one year
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (485+ words) ROCHESTER — Olmsted County commissioners opted to change course Tuesday on plans to increase what Dodge County is charged next year for housing detainees in Olmsted County's Adult Detention Center. “None of us saw an actual breakdown of those numbers until…...
South Korean man's plot to escape prison by strapping self to drone foiled
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (287+ words) Philippines: South Korean man convicted of killing three people allegedly planned to flee a Philippine prison by being carried over its walls by a heavy-duty drone A South Korean killer allegedly hatched a daring plan to escape from a Philippine…...
From In the Dark: The Journey | WNYC
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (211+ words) A woman who acts as a surrogate, carrying a child for someone else, is said to be going on a “journey.” Kayla Elliott started her surrogacy journey at the age of twenty-six. She gave birth to a baby girl for…...
Newton Man Gets Jail Time And Suspended Prison Term After A Physical Altercation In Late June
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (207+ words) KNIA - KRLS Newton Man Gets Jail Time And Suspended Prison Term After A Physical Altercation In Late June A Newton man arrested for a reported assault at a Newton apartment complex back on June 30th was sentenced on two serious misdemeanor…...
Turning laundry rooms into prison cells
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (350+ words) Inside Time Turning laundry rooms into prison cells Two people are squeezed into cells too small for one person; prisons that were built for 500 prisoners in the 19th century today hold more than 1,200. There aren’t enough classrooms, there aren’t enough workshops....