NY inmates claim it’s their religious right to watch eclipse after state orders prisons locked down

Six inmates ... County, is not near the zone of totality but many of maximum and medium security prisons are, including Attica – home of the deadly 1971 riot, and Clinton Correctional Facility ... Read More

New York inmates say a prison lockdown for the eclipse violates religious freedom: Lawsuit

Among them is the Woodbourne Correctional Facility ... department to immediately rescind the lockdown memo and provide eclipse glasses to all inmates who wish to view the eclipse, as it did ... Read More

Lincoln corrections facility staff member has serious injuries after being assaulted by inmate

A staff member at a Lincoln corrections facility is seriously injured after being assaulted by an inmate. The assault happened at the Reception and Treatment Center on April 4, when an inmate punched ... Read More

Suboxone strips allegedly smuggled into Grand Forks County Correctional Center

On April 15, the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office received a report from the correctional facility that a few days earlier, a piece of mail sent to an inmate was inspected and staff located "small, ... Read More

Inmates in New York Sue Department of Corrections Over Lockdown During Solar Eclipse

Inmates at New York’s Woodbourne Correctional Facility are suing the state Department of Corrections over a mandatory lockdown that coincides with a solar eclipse on April 8. According to the ... Read More

Two inmates hospitalized after incident at Utah State Correctional Facility

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Two inmates were hospitalized following an incident at the Utah State Correctional Facility. A spokesperson for the Utah Department of Corrections said the incident ... Read More

58-year-old inmate dies at Lansing Correctional Facility

An inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility died over the weekend ... and forgery in Wyandotte County. Read More

Inmate who escaped Hawaii jail, got struck by a vehicle while fleeing police has died

An inmate in Hawaii who broke out of jail ... Ornellas Jr., 33, escaped from Kauai Community Correctional Center last Friday but, just moments after escaping the facility, became the victim ... Read More

Initial funding OKed for Shelby County inmate mental health, diversion center

A new inmate mental health center could be on the horizon ... and works from the early planning stages. Good news:How a new program is helping Shelby County inmates and adoptable dogs Dakin ... Read More

New York Inmates Sue Department of Corrections for Scheduling Lockdown During Solar Eclipse

Inmates at a New York prison are suing the state's Department of Corrections after learning a mandatory lockdown would prevent them from seeing the solar eclipse. The men are incarcerated at the ... Read More

58-year-old inmate dies at Lansing Correctional Facility

The Kansas Department of Corrections and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are looking into the death of an inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility. 58-year-old Charles Homer Roberson ... Read More