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German woman given harsher sentence than convicted rapist for calling him 'disgraceful rapist pig'
Maja R. told the court she sent the message "without thinking twice" -- a brave action for a country with notoriously strict defamation laws.
Murder suspect on $1M bail mistakenly released from jail after 'typographical error'
The case number for Amarion Sanders — accused of gunning down a Cleveland father — was a single digit off from the case number of another inmate whose charges were...
NY jail workers and officers pocketed bribes to sneak weed to inmates: prosecutors
Westchester County prosecutors said five jail workers, including two current corrections officers, took payoffs to sneak banned items to inmates behind bars, with the scam dating to late 2021.
Attempted murder suspect makes daring jail escape -- but gets caught hours later in Hollywood
Deshaun Stamps, 29, had reportedly been a guest at the West Valley Detention Center in San Bernardino County following his January arrest for attempted murder and assaulting a police officer.
Mom charged with killing infant son, dumping him in trash moans about tough life in jail ahead of trial
"There is no privacy even in our cells [because there is a] camera, there is no clock, the lights are on 24/7, and they took away the color pencils," Leilani...
Five NY jail workers charged in bribery scheme that included corrections officers: prosecutors
Westchester County officials said two corrections officers and three former department employees, including commissary workers, were hit with bribery charges this week.
Whistleblowing ex-NYPD sergeant jailed on minor assault charge moved from Rikers after being housed near cop-killer
Fired NYPD Sgt. Steven Lee, who now is in Westchester County Jail, claims he's an example for why more cops don't speak out on department corruption.
LA jail guards were too busy watching porn to notice noose in suicidal inmate's cell: report
A group of California jail deputies were too distracted by a “sexually explicit” video to notice an inmate had hung a noose in their cell, a new report alleged.
Florida man allegedly tells police he is 'Mr. Monopoly,' goes directly to jail
Ryan Howard, 33, is charged with resisting arrest and criminal mischief.
Salvos worker jailed after sex with teenage homeless girl
A Salvos youth support worker has been jailed for a minimum six months after having sex with a 17-year-old girl who was staying at the homeless shelter where he worked.
Autistic teen was tied down, taunted by cops before death: video
Isaiah Trammell, 19, was arrested in the early hours of March 13, 2023.
This New York jail is transforming into a mixed-use housing development
Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled plans to boost housing in New York's Mid-Hudson region.
UK ‘dine and dash' couple who stole over $1,400 in free meals sentenced to prison
Even worse, the judge said, they were “ruthlessly exploitative” in using their children in the ploy.
NY judge weds felon and fiancée — after sentencing him to a decade in prison
She sentenced him to life with a wife. New York Judge Melina McGuinnigle made a jailbird-turned-lovebird’s wedding dreams come true Friday, officiating his nuptials after handing him a 10-year prison...
NYC Council's secret 'woke' wish list for Albany politicians revealed -- including bill that could free killers when they reach 55
The New York City Council’s far-left majority plans to push Albany pols to pass a slew of super-woke measures– including bills to help parole murderers over 55.
Instacart driver says she attempted food delivery to prison for 'death row inmate feast'
A delivery driver is attracting attention online after she claimed in a TikTok video that a food order she picked up was requested to be delivered to a prison for...
SBF's new form of currency behind bars is far from crypto — and pairs well with beans
Sam Bankman-Fried has swapped crypto for a new kind of currency behind bars: bags of rice.
How to find out if a woman is a psychopath — there's one obvious tell, experts say
She could be a real head case.
Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has prison sentence slashed for second time in less than a year
Convicted Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes seems to be a model prisoner at the women's-only Texas lockup as her sentence was slashed for the second time in less than a year,...
How Brittney Griner survived nearly a year in a Russian jail
"I'm terrified I might be here forever," she wrote in a handwritten letter. "I realize you are dealing with so much, but please don't forget about me and the other...