Ohio Death Row Inmate on Suicide Watch After Overdose

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 06:27

COLUMBUS, Ohio —  Officials say an Ohio inmate who intentionally overdosed on pills hours before his scheduled execution has returned to prison and is on suicide watch.

Prisons spokeswoman Julie Walburn says 43-year-old Lawrence Reynolds Jr., who admitted taking an overdose of medication prescribed to him, arrived at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown shortly after noon on Tuesday.

Accused claims officers sparked riot

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 06:24

The man accused of sparking a riot at Belconnen Remand Centre last year, in which six prison officers were taken to hospital, says corrections authorities provoked the trouble by calling prisoners scum.

Matthew James Massey is one of five former and current detainees to be charged over the violence at one of the centre's yards on January 5, 2009.

Attempted breakout at Bogota youth prison

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 06:22

A riot and attempted breakout at a juvenile detention center in southern Bogota on Tuesday left several people injured, including inmates, staff and police officers, reports Colombian media.

Deputy confirms San Augustine inmate kills self day after arrest

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 06:16

 SAN AUGUSTINE, TX (KTRE) - A 21-year-old woman hanged herself to death a day after being booked into the San Augustine County jail, a sheriff's office spokesman said Tuesday.

According to Chief Deputy Allen Cunningham, Sonya Sheffield was arrested Feb. 27 on an outstanding warrant in Anderson County on a charge of debit/credit card abuse.

Five dead in Mexico prison riot

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 06:14

CIUDAD JUAREZ: A clash between armed rival gangs in a Mexican jail left five inmates dead and 14 injured on Tuesday, authorities in northern Chihuahua state said.

Some 300 soldiers and police took several hours to control the unrest in the Aquiles Serdan state prison, said Gustavo Zabre, the state head of public security.

Trusty Unit Escapee Arrested In Missouri

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:43

 A missing prison inmate from the Yankton Trusty Unit has been captured in Missouri.

The Yankton County Sheriff’s Office received a report at 3:48 p.m. on Sunday of a prison inmate who had escaped from the Trusty Unit on the grounds of the Human Services Center.

Handcuffed inmate escapes after court appearance

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:38

A prison inmate has escaped custody while in handcuffs following a court appearance on the NSW Mid North Coast, police say.

Cleveland Madden, 22, attended Kempsey Local Court about 4pm yesterday and escaped as he was getting into a prison van.

More Charges Expected For Captured Inmate

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:36

 SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The search for an inmate who walked away from Livesay Correctional Institution in Spartanburg on Monday has ended.

The S.C. Department of Corrections said 26-year-old Franklin Harris was confirmed missing from the institution at about 1:30 p.m.

Bomb Squad Called To Polk County Jail

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:33

 DES MOINES, Iowa -- The bomb squad was called Monday afternoon to the Polk County Jail.

The officials said that at 3:18 p.m., ambulance crews, fire trucks, bomb squad personnel and other officers and deputies were called to the jail after a suspicious brief case was found.

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