WKMS13 天
How TN quietly made it harder for prisoners to access books
Due to a 2024 policy change by the state, nonprofits that have sent free books to prisoners for over 50 years can’t serve ...
Courthouse News Service5 天
Legitimate limit or de facto ban? Eighth Circuit looks at access to books in jail
(CN) — An appeal of a lower court order denying qualified immunity to officials at a local jail Tuesday became an inquiry ...
Lake County Jail inmate attacks officer after dispute over library books, sheriff says
A violent incident at the Lake County Jail has led to new charges for an inmate who attacked a correctional officer during a ...
Sacramento Bee6 天
Man convicted of shipping drug-filled books to inmates will join them in prison, feds say
He conspired with inmates at several prisons to mail books to them containing hidden Suboxone strips, prosecutors said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A Phoenix man tricked bookstores into mailing books ...
What life is really like in Rikers Island
It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers Island, New York City’s most notorious ...
Lake County Jail inmate charged in attack on correctional officer
Charges have been filed against an inmate at the Lake County Jail who allegedly attacked a correctional officer who told him ...
Charlotte Observer6 天
Man convicted of shipping drug-filled books to inmates will join them in prison, feds say
A Phoenix man tricked bookstores into mailing books containing hidden narcotics to inmates in federal prisons, prosecutors reported. The 54-year-old man will serve 51 months in prison for ...