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AFGE's Council of Prison Locals, which represents over 33,000 correctional workers at federal prisons across the country, praised Obama's denouncement of mandatory minimum sentencing for non-violent drug offenders.
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A rookie Texas Department of Criminal Justice guard was beaten to death Wednesday at a northeast Texas prison as he was transporting an inmate with an extensive history of attempted escapes and previous beatings of prison personnel from a day room to a cell.
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The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the death of Gregory Dale Mitchell, a 25-year employee at Hays State Prison in Trion, Ga. Officials said his death was an accident.
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The Trauma Reduction and Unrivalled Shock Technology (TRUST) Vest represents an evolution of the D3O offering. Combining new materials and technologies, this protective undergarment features a lightweight, low-profile base layer of blunt trauma protection.
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President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 46 drug offenders, saying in a video posted online Monday that the men and women were not "hardened criminals" and their punishments didn't match the crimes they committed.
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The New York State Department of Corrections is replacing 12 prison employees, including the prison’s superintendent Steven Racette and deputy superintendent Stephen Brown. Racette was seen in a photo with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on June 6, when the daring prison break was discovered.
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Read More →In a decision watched by officials in 20 states that hold some sex offenders after they complete prison sentences, a federal judge ruled this week that Minnesota's program for such offenders was unconstitutional.
Read More →Sgt. Iris Smith, 53, of the Mississippi Department of Corrections died instantly when the MDOC van she was driving collided with the back of an 18-wheeler as she was escorting an inmate between hospitals.
Read More →Nebraska prison officials say the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution is under control after a weekend uprising that injured two prison guards and left two inmates dead and at least two more injured.
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