Prison
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500 locks malfunction at Montgomery County jail
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Officials in Montgomery County have declared a security emergency after locks on about 500 cell doors at the main jail near Clarksburg simultaneously opened.
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Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown inmate slaying reported
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Maryland's prison agency says state police are investigating the apparent slaying of an inmate at a state prison near Hagerstown.
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Prison staffer furloughs averted by Eric Holder, Justice Department
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Attorney General Eric Holder says he has averted daily furloughs of 3,570 federal prison staffers around the country, moving $150 million from other Justice Department accounts.
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2012 Maryland homicides increase
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The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services says there were seven prison deaths last year.
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Robert Gleason Jr.: US Supreme Court won't block Virginia execution
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The court ruled hours before the 9 p.m. Wednesday execution of 42-year-old Robert Gleason Jr. Gleason was sentenced to death for strangling two inmates while housed in two of the state's most secure prisons.
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Va. House panel rejects felons' rights bill
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Less than a week after McDonnell's surprise endorsement of a proposal historically championed by Democrats, a GOP-dominated House of Delegates committee overwhelmingly voted to kill the proposed constitutional amendment.
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Tamicia Renea Hager mistakenly released from prison
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Tamicia Renea Hager, 26, was mistakenly released from the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women on Nov. 21.
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Adults on probation, parole or incarcerated lowest since 2000
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The Justice Department reports that just under 7 million adults were under some kind of supervision by federal, state or local corrections officers at the end of last year.
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Michael Jerome Dennis gets prison time for making false bomb threats against Amtrak
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Michael Jerome Dennis admitted that he called Amtrak and said he had placed a bomb at the New York Avenue Bridge just north of Union Station.
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Restraints on pregnant inmates reconsidered in Virginia
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The Virginia Board of Corrections is considering regulations to restrict the use of restraints on pregnant jail inmates.
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Mexico prison break: 130 inmates escape through tunnel
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More than 130 inmates escaped through a tunnel from a prison in northern Mexico on Monday, setting off a massive search by police and soldiers in an area close to the U.S. border.
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Michelle Kosilek inmate will have sex change provided by Massachusetts
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In a landmark decision, a Boston federal judge ordered the state Department of Correction to provide sex-reassignment surgery to an inmate and have the convicted murderer's legal fees paid for. The legal fees are expected to top $500,000.
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Joseph L. Bell gets 30 years for distributing child porn in Louisa County
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A former military intelligence analyst convicted of distributing child pornography in Louisa County has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
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Escaped inmate fatally shot in Queen Anne’s County
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An escaped inmate was fatally shot by police in Queen Anne’s County after he allegedly broke into a Centreville home and stole a loaded gun and knife.
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Illinois prison searches speak to understaffing, overcrowding
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Illinois authorities took the unusual step of searching guards and other prison employees for contraband as they left at least seven facilities last week.
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Virginia inmate mother suing prison after attack
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The mother of an inmate who died after another prisoner attacked him is suing the state for $3.5 million.
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Prison program helps inmates learn life skills
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Alisa Smedley dedicated her life to helping inmates because she knows first hand the difference it will make.
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'Escape from Alcatraz' gets anniversary attention
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Fifty years ago, three convicted bank robbers who had dug out of their Alcatraz cells with spoons boarded a tiny raft made of raincoats, pulling off an unlikely escape from The Rock that made its way into prison lore, a book and a movie.
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