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Newsby Staff WriterApril 23, 2013

13 Baltimore COs Indicted In Prison Gang Drug Conspiracy

A federal grand jury has indicted 13 Baltimore correctional officers and 12 Black Guerilla Family (BGF) gang members who orchestrated a wide-ranging conspiracy to distribute drugs, launder money, and have sex inside the jail.

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The Failure of California's Prison Realignment

As we have been lamenting for the past 1½ years, California's controversial experiment in transferring supervision of prisoners from the state to local agencies is a clear and present danger to public safety.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 16, 2013

Embattled La. Sheriff Denounces Critics As Racist

Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman has questioned critics of his jail management style, implying to a local media outlet that their criticism is racially motivated.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2013

Escaped Denver Inmate Surrenders

The inmate who used a law enforcement uniform to escape Denver's downtown jail turned himself in Wednesday, after a three-day manhunt.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2013

Texas Mexican Mafia Member Gets Life In RICO Case

A Texas Mexican Mafia member received three consecutive life sentences in federal prison for racketeering and assaulting a federal prison guard, the FBI announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2013

Denver Deputy Arrested for Helping Inmate Escape

Denver police arrested a Denver Sheriff's deputy for allegedly helping a gang inmate escape by providing a police uniform and duty belt in exchange for payment.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2013

Texas CO Collapses Responding to Alarm

Officer Brandon Kountz apparently died of a heart attack while rushing to assist other officers after a body alarm. He had served the agency for 11 months.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 1, 2013

Court Error Caused Early Release of Colo. Prison Chief's Killer

A Colorado district court has apologized to the families of the two men slain by Evan Ebel for a clerical error that triggered the release of the white supremacist gang member four years early.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2013

Calif. Correctional Officer, K-9 Killed In Rollover

Sgt. Gilbert Cortez and his search dog, Mattie, died Monday in a single-vehicle crash in San Diego County. They were on the way to search inmates for drugs and other contraband at La Cima Fire Camp.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2013

Colo. Corrections Chief Fatally Shot at Home

Colorado authorities have launched a manhunt for a killer who fatally shot the state's corrections chief Tuesday night at his upscale home.

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