New program will help inmates earn high school diplomas with tablets

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help incarcerated individuals earn a high school diploma by using the company’s tablets. Advocates say the expansion in virtual education is promising, especially since many...

A teen inmate is bound over for trial in a Wisconsin youth prison counselor's death

MADISON, WIs. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered one of two inmates charged in connection with a Wisconsin youth prison counselor's death this summer to stand trial. Online court records indicate that 17-year-old Rian Nyblom waived his right to a preliminary hearing and Lincoln...

Judge refuses to grant bail to Sean "Diddy" Combs, orders him sent to jail while he awaits sex trafficking trial

Tennessee official and executive accused of rigging a bid on a $123M contract are charged

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee prison official and a former executive at a private contractor have been charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and commit perjury after they were accused of rigging a bid on a $123 million contract, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. ...

Thousands in California’s jails have the right to vote — but here’s why many won’t

Ronald Latney used to believe his vote didn’t matter. But after returning to jail this year, he realized the difference it can make — especially locally. “I try to tell everybody … like, man, we need to vote, because our lives depend on this,” he said, mentioning district...

Hawaii prisons are getting new scanners that can detect drugs without opening mail

A test of new technology for scanning incoming prison mail identified drugs in fake legal documents, confirming suspicions that confidential communications between inmates and their attorneys or the court system can be exploited to smuggle contraband. The timely discovery at Halawa...

281 inmates escape after floods brought down prison's walls in northeast Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities said 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison’s walls in the country's northeast. A major dam collapsed on Sept. 10, unleashing severe flooding that left 30 people dead and over a million displaced, and prompted...

Are California prisons stiffing inmates on $200 release payments? Lawsuit says they are

John Vaesau was counting on the $200 he was entitled to by law upon leaving Folsom State Prison in June 2023, after 33 years. He was surprised when he received none of it. “They just threw me out like a piece of garbage,” Vaesau said. “Like after all that time, it was nothing...

India's top court releases New Delhi's chief minister on bail after 6 months in jail

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court on Friday freed on bail Arvind Kejriwal, a prominent opposition leader and chief minister of New Delhi, who was arrested nearly six months ago ahead of national elections on charges of receiving bribes from a liquor distributor. Supreme Court...

Former employee of troubled Wisconsin prison pleads guilty to smuggling contraband into the prison

WAUPUN, Wis. (AP) — A former employee at a troubled Wisconsin prison has pleaded guilty to smuggling contraband into the maximum-security prison that's been the subject of a federal investigation into alleged smuggling involving employees. William Lee Homan, 47, of Fox Lake,...