Self-described ‘gorilla pimp’ attorney sexually exploited clients, police say
Nevada defense attorney faces charges including sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation to commit ...
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Clark County councilors take first steps in jail expansion project, citing ‘dire need’
The Clark County Council is exploring funding options for a $470 million remodel and expansion of the Clark County Jail aimed at doubling the old, dilapidated facility’s size and capacity.
From broken escalators to overcrowded, unlocked cells: Inside Shelby County's aging jail
The Shelby County Jail is aging, has failing infrastructure and is overcrowded. The sheriff's office allowed reporters inside Feb. 11.
Stateville inmates with violent records wound up in medium-security prisons
When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.
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Private Prison Company Seeks New Hearing on Wages for Immigrants in Detention
The outcome of the appeal, brought by GEO Group, could set important legal precedent on wages for detainees who work in ...
Inmate claims correction officers framed him with drugs, endured abuse at multiple prisons
A lawsuit filed in December claims that three corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility "planted drugs" on an ...