http://www.mail.com/subjects/7676-correctional-systems.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/7676-correctional-systems.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092520-report-torture-evidence-syrian-prisons.html BEIRUT (AP) — Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday. Raqqa, in eastern Syria, was overrun in late February by rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. The ... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092520-report-torture-evidence-syrian-prisons.html 2013-05-17T18:31:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091090-prison-treatment-program-idaho-monkey-killer.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo last fall and brutally beating to death one of two Patas monkeys has been ordered to spend up to a year in a treatment program at a state prison. Michael Watkins, 22, of Weiser, was sentenced Thursday for his role in the Nov. 17 crime that caused shock and outrage in Idaho's capitol c... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:48:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091090-prison-treatment-program-idaho-monkey-killer.html 2013-05-16T19:48:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2090636-uk-court-jails-4-lulzsec-hackers-cyberattacks.html LONDON (AP) — Four young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday. The hackers, who were affiliated with the group Lulz Security, had all pleaded guilty to hacking charges. Prosecutors say they also targeted the we... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:33:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2090636-uk-court-jails-4-lulzsec-hackers-cyberattacks.html 2013-05-16T16:33:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2087794-inmate-who-killed-wash-guard-sentenced-to-death.html EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state judge has sentenced an inmate to death for killing a state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago. Byron Scherf is a convicted rapist who already was serving life in prison when he attacked officer Jayme Biendl and strangled her with an amplifier cord at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe in J... Thu, 16 May 2013 04:40:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2087794-inmate-who-killed-wash-guard-sentenced-to-death.html 2013-05-16T04:40:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2080080-calif-struggles-with-experiment-to-shift-inmates.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison population in response to a federal court order. Under the law, people convicted of lesser felonies are now serving their sentences in county jails rather than state prisons. The shift is one of the nation's l... Sun, 12 May 2013 13:34:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2080080-calif-struggles-with-experiment-to-shift-inmates.html 2013-05-12T13:34:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2079512-2-inmates-charged-mo-with-attempted-kidnapping.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two inmates who fled a Kansas prison face several charges in Missouri where they're accused of trying to ambush the officers pursuing them and of attempting to kidnap the mayor of the small town where they were eventually captured after less than a day on the run. Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd said Allen M. Hurst and Scott A.... Sat, 11 May 2013 22:52:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2079512-2-inmates-charged-mo-with-attempted-kidnapping.html 2013-05-11T22:52:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076432-northern-ireland-reserves-jail-space-g-8-riots.html DUBLIN (AP) — Northern Ireland security chiefs say arrested troublemakers at the G-8 summit next month may be housed in a prison wing and in an abandoned British Army base. Justice Minister David Ford says one wing of Maghaberry Prison, which houses convicted members of outlawed paramilitary groups, will be reserved to house up to 200 arrested G-8 protest... Fri, 10 May 2013 12:27:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076432-northern-ireland-reserves-jail-space-g-8-riots.html 2013-05-10T12:27:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068252-zimbabwe-youth-leader-jail-mugabe-slur.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A young political activist who compared Zimbabwe's president to a lame donkey will spend another week in jail, his attorney said Tuesday. Defense lawyer Charles Kwaramba said state prosecutors used a contentious appeal law to stop a court order to free Solomon Madzore, head of the youth wing of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's pa... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:30:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068252-zimbabwe-youth-leader-jail-mugabe-slur.html 2013-05-07T15:30:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061490-california-prison-crowding-plan-falls-short.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Underlying California's attempts to meet a federal court order for reducing its prison population is an unsettling question: Will the public be in greater danger as a result? The answer could determine how many inmates are ultimately released, who that would be and even whether federal judges decide to hold Gov. Jerry Brown in co... Sat, 04 May 2013 00:28:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061490-california-prison-crowding-plan-falls-short.html 2013-05-04T00:28:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2061108-pms-youth-leader-jail-mugabe-slur.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A lawyer for a youth leader in the Zimbabwe prime minister's party says he is in jail for referring to the nation's longtime ruler as "a limping donkey" at an election campaign rally. Attorney Charles Kwaramba said Friday the youth wing head  is charged with  insulting President Robert Mugabe, 89, under sweeping security laws.  In ... Fri, 03 May 2013 15:54:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2061108-pms-youth-leader-jail-mugabe-slur.html 2013-05-03T15:54:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058052-gadhafis-son-appears-libya-court-case-delayed.html ZINTAN, Libya (AP) — Wearing a sky-blue safari suit and a pair of sandals, the imprisoned son of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi made his second court appearance this year on Thursday in a local court in Libya's western mountains where he is facing charges of harming state security. Jailed in the town of Zintan, whose fighters captured him as he was fleein... Thu, 02 May 2013 21:14:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058052-gadhafis-son-appears-libya-court-case-delayed.html 2013-05-02T21:14:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2056690-ig-unclear-standards-compassionate-release.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Prisons lacks clear standards on when to grant compassionate release to inmates with terminal illnesses and limited life expectancies, the Justice Department's inspector general said Wednesday. In a study of 206 such requests from 2006 through 2011, the director of federal prisons approved 142 releases and denied 36, t... Wed, 01 May 2013 20:16:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2056690-ig-unclear-standards-compassionate-release.html 2013-05-01T20:16:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2055224-sex-offender-registries-kids-listed.html NEW YORK (AP) — Government authorities should end the practice of placing juveniles' names on publicly accessible sex-offender registries, Human Rights Watch says in a report warning of lasting and unwarranted harm to some youths. Some law enforcement officials and victims' rights advocates agree the current registry system is flawed and support steps to ... Wed, 01 May 2013 04:10:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2055224-sex-offender-registries-kids-listed.html 2013-05-01T04:10:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2052190-inmate-removal-order-complicates-calif-prison-plan.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Already facing a potential contempt order, Gov. Jerry Brown now must leap another hurdle to meet a court-ordered deadline this week to say how he will reduce crowding in California prisons. The federal official who controls medical care in California prisons on Monday ordered thousands of high-risk inmates out of two Central Vall... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:18:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2052190-inmate-removal-order-complicates-calif-prison-plan.html 2013-04-30T07:18:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2046106-china-jails-than-1400-lending-crackdown.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have sentenced more than 1,400 people to prison terms of at least five years for involvement in underground lending in a crackdown on a financing practice widely used by China's entrepreneurs, a police official said Friday. The 1,449 people imprisoned were among a total of 4,170 people convicted since 2011 of violating r... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:39:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2046106-china-jails-than-1400-lending-crackdown.html 2013-04-26T12:39:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045684-judge-limiting-inmates-mail-unconstitutional.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon has determined limiting inmates' mail to only postcards is unconstitutional, throwing into question the legality of a practice used for years in jails across the country. For two years, the Columbia County Jail north of Portland restricted inmates' personal mail to the sending and receiving of postcards unti... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:37:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2045684-judge-limiting-inmates-mail-unconstitutional.html 2013-04-26T05:37:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042690-federal-government-reviewing-prison-phone-charges.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus pressed the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to move swiftly to cut the costs that prison inmates and their families are paying for phone calls, an issue that has been tied up with the regulatory panel for a decade. Caucus members said the rates can be nearly $4 per call, with up to an additio... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:13:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2042690-federal-government-reviewing-prison-phone-charges.html 2013-04-24T23:13:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038846-taliban-foreign-prisoners-good-health.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A group of foreign civilians captured in eastern Afghanistan when their helicopter made an emergency landing are in good health, the Taliban said on Tuesday, as increased violence was reported around the country. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated Press that the 11 captives were "being investigated," and deni... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:11:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038846-taliban-foreign-prisoners-good-health.html 2013-04-23T13:11:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2032450-arkansas-turns-to-lethal-injection-drug.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — After surrendering its supply of a lethal injection drug to federal agents in 2011, Arkansas turned to a somewhat surprising place to look for another drug: a list from lawyers for several death row inmates. The state Department of Correction told The Associated Press this week that it decided to use phenobarbital after attorneys ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:18:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2032450-arkansas-turns-to-lethal-injection-drug.html 2013-04-19T23:18:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2030466-long-period-quiet-guantanamo-grows-tense.html GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — The morning routine started before dawn with a prisoner chanting the Muslim call to prayer through a small opening in the heavy steel door of his cell as soldiers with face shields quietly paced in the dimly lit corridor. The calm did not last long. Within minutes, troops began rushing about, the words "code yellow" ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:35:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2030466-long-period-quiet-guantanamo-grows-tense.html 2013-04-19T14:35:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2028734-president-israel-to-release-ailing-palestinian.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's president says he has approved the release of an ailing Palestinian prisoner on humanitarian grounds. Shimon Peres noted in a statement that Mohammed al-Taj has served two-thirds of a 14-year sentence. It described al-Taj as a "security prisoner," a term used for those convicted of involvement in violence against Israelis. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:53:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2028734-president-israel-to-release-ailing-palestinian.html 2013-04-18T16:53:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020152-brazen-escape-lands-french-bandit-interpol-list.html PARIS (AP) — Redoine Faid's escape from a French prison landed him on Interpol's most wanted list Monday, two days after he took four guards hostage and used explosives hidden inside tissue packets to blast his way out of a prison in Lille. Faid freed his hostages along his getaway route. It wasn't the first time that Faid, an armed robber being held in t... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:49:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020152-brazen-escape-lands-french-bandit-interpol-list.html 2013-04-15T14:49:48Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2018846-inmates-orchestra-members-perform-bars.html CHICAGO (AP) — Strains of classical music echoed on Sunday — not inside an august concert hall — but in a bleak Chicago jail where the mostly teenage boys await trial on charges ranging from dope dealing to murder. The concert was part of a unique outreach that's the brainchild of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's musical director, the Italian-born Riccard... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:13:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2018846-inmates-orchestra-members-perform-bars.html 2013-04-15T00:13:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2018560-orleans-political-brawl-police-jail.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A political brawl has broken out between the mayor and a sheriff who runs the city jail, which has come under scrutiny for a video showing inmates using drugs, drinking beer and handling a gun. Mayor Mitch Landrieu asked a judge last Tuesday to take the extraordinary step of placing the jail under federal oversight, effectively wresting... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:50:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2018560-orleans-political-brawl-police-jail.html 2013-04-14T18:50:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013520-correction-israel-palestinians-story.html JERUSALEM (AP) — In an April 11 story about a Palestinian-American teenager held in an Israeli jail, The Associated Press misidentified one of the interviewees. Randa Wahbe is not the teenager's lawyer, but an advocate with the organization legally representing him. A corrected version of the story is below: Israeli forces hold Palestinian-American teenag... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:03:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013520-correction-israel-palestinians-story.html 2013-04-12T11:03:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2014984-2nd-man-arrested-probe-prison-chiefs-death.html COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A second white supremacist prison gang member whose name surfaced during an investigation into the slaying of Colorado's prisons chief was arrested Thursday evening, authorities said. Colorado Springs authorities arrested Thomas Guolee, 31, around 5:30 p.m., according to El Paso County sheriff's officials. He was being held ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:05:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2014984-2nd-man-arrested-probe-prison-chiefs-death.html 2013-04-12T05:05:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2014710-judges-deny-calif-bid-to-prison-oversight.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judicial panel on Thursday denied Gov. Jerry Brown's request to lift a court-ordered prison population cap and threatened him and other state officials with contempt of court if they fail to comply. The ruling by the three-judge panel singled out the Democratic governor for ignoring its earlier orders to reduce the stat... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:49:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2014710-judges-deny-calif-bid-to-prison-oversight.html 2013-04-12T01:49:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2011000-3-convicted-ohio-prison-riot-plan-hunger-strike.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three of five Ohio inmates sentenced to death for an historic prison riot plan a hunger strike starting on the uprising's 20th anniversary Thursday to protest the state's refusal to allow them sit-down media interviews on their cases. The state has had two decades to tell its side of the story and the inmates known as the Lucasville ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:11:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2011000-3-convicted-ohio-prison-riot-plan-hunger-strike.html 2013-04-10T20:11:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011238-apnewsbreak-lindh-lawyers-want-prison-contempt.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lawyers for American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh asked a federal judge Wednesday to find the Federal Bureau of Prisons in contempt for not allowing Muslim inmates in a high-security Indiana prison unit to pray together five times a day, as required by their faith. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed the eight-page... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:36:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011238-apnewsbreak-lindh-lawyers-want-prison-contempt.html 2013-04-10T18:36:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2009250-escapee-who-allegedly-deputys-help-sought.html DENVER (AP) — A search was underway Tuesday for a man accused of wearing a sheriff's deputy jacket to escape from Denver's jail, allegedly with a deputy's help. Felix Trujillo, 24, was awaiting sentencing in a home invasion when he escaped Sunday night. Investigators on Monday searched for Trujillo at a home in Thornton, north of Denver, but turned up no ... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:33:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2009250-escapee-who-allegedly-deputys-help-sought.html 2013-04-09T21:33:09Z