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I-Team: Jail video shows Rikers staff ignore prisoner as he hung himself in plain sight
Video obtained by the NBC New York I-Team shows Rikers Island correction officers failing to intervene — for nearly eight minutes — as an inmate hangs himself in their plain view. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports. (Video produced by NBC’s Linda Gaudino.)
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Police search huge London park for terrorism suspect who escaped from prison
British police are scouring scoured a huge London park on Friday for an ex-soldier who escaped from prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges.
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Another inmate dies at Georgia's Fulton County jail, 6th death in 6 weeks
A 24-year-old man died at an Atlanta hospital after being found unresponsive at a jail that is already being investigated by federal authorities for potential civil rights violations.
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Minnesota prison reaches resolution with inmates who refused to return to cells amid heat wave
A Minnesota prison has “resolved without incident” a situation involving about 100 inmates in one housing unit who would not return to their cells.
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Bill to ban solitary confinement in federal prisons introduced by House lawmakers
The End Solitary Confinement Act would prohibit the practice of isolating inmates and detainees with limited exceptions, while ensuring their due process rights.
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Savannah Chrisley Shares Update on Parents' Prison Life, Says They Are Doing ‘Okay'
It’s only been a few weeks since the “Growing Up Chrisley” star’s parents Todd and Julie Chrisley began serving their respective 12 and seven-year-long prison sentences on Jan. 17.
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Rikers Island Corection Officer Stabbed by Inmate
The officer was stabbed 15 times, according to officials, by an inmate who is accused of fatally shooting his pregnant girlfriend in 2021.
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Inmate Stabs Rikers Correction Officer 15 Times in ‘Callous' Attack: Officials
An accused killer behind bars at Rikers Island is set to face new charges after repeatedly stabbing a correction officer in a brutal attack, according to officials.