
2nd man arrested in probe of prison chief's death
A second white supremacist prison gang member whose name surfaced during an investigation into the slaying of Colorado's prisons chief was arrested ...
Judges deny Calif. bid to end prison oversight
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 ...

3 convicted in Ohio prison riot plan hunger strike
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 ...

APNewsBreak: Lindh lawyers want prison in contempt
Lawyers for American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh asked a federal judge Wednesday to find the Federal Bureau of Prisons in contempt for not ...

Escapee who allegedly got deputy's help sought
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.

Gang member arrested in corrections killing probe
A white supremacist prison gang member was arrested and another was still being sought for questioning Friday in the death of Colorado's prisons chief ...

Feds retain control of Calif. prison mental health
A federal judge on Friday rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's bid to regain state control of inmates' mental health care, citing systematic failures to reduce ...

Texas inmates back in jail after capture in barn
Two inmates in an East Texas jail took advantage of a guard distracted by other duties in his office when they pulled open part of a chain-link fence ...

Warrant had been issued for teen in Nevada crash
Records show an arrest warrant was issued a week after a teen escaped from a juvenile facility — a disclosure that sheds some light on concerns that ...
Lockup recommended for man who sneaked into jails
A man who repeatedly used phony credentials to gain entry into New York City's jails may get his wish to do more time. Prosecutors told a judge on ...

Ala. lawmakers vote to pardon the Scottsboro Boys
The legacy of the "Scottsboro Boys" is secure: The nine black teens were wrongly convicted more than 80 years ago in one of America's most infamous ...

UK judge jails parents for deaths of 6 children
A judge sentenced the father of six British children who died in a house fire to life, with a minimum of 15 years in prison, describing him Thursday ...

2 with gang ties sought in CO prison chief death
Authorities investigating the death of Colorado's prisons chief told law enforcement officers Wednesday to be on the lookout for two known associates ...

Palestinian protester killed by Israeli army fire
Israeli forces shot and killed a teenage Palestinian protester during a clash in the West Bank late Wednesday, raising tensions already heightened by ...

Israeli planes strike Gaza after rocket fire
Israeli warplanes struck targets early Wednesday in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire toward southern Israel, the first air strikes launched ...

2 flee Texas jail, 1 faces capital murder charge
Two inmates with long criminal histories — including one awaiting trial for capital murder — escaped an East Texas jail, dumped their black-and-white ...
Suspect in prison chief death was released early
Evan Ebel was released from prison more than three months early, largely due to his participation in programs designed to coax troubled offenders from ...

Texas sex offenders in sight of rare policy win
Four convicted sex offenders huddled in a busy hallway at the Texas Capitol, congratulating each other for going public and testifying against a bill ...
AP NewsBreak: China jails Nobel winner's relative
Police have arrested the brother-in-law of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo on fraud charges in what the family said is the latest ...

From a young age, no one could tame Evan Ebel
His parents sent him to special camps in Utah, Jamaica and Samoa for children with behavioral problems. Neighbors in the middle-class suburbs west of ...

Bomb-making materials found in Colo. suspect's car
Investigators found bomb-making materials and pants that appeared to have blood on them in the car of a man suspected of killing Colorado's prisons ...
Nearly 50 inmates escape Libyan prison, 1 killed
A Libyan security official says nearly 50 inmates have fled a prison in an oasis city in the country's southern desert, and authorities shot one dead ...