6 arrested for allegedly helping 2 juvenile escapees in Tennessee
Six people were arrested after allegedly helping two of the four teens who escaped a Nashville juvenile detention center a little over a week ago, police said.
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California inmates escaped through hole they cut in ceiling
The two inmates who escaped a Northern California jail Sunday cut a hole in the ceiling of their building, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said.
Two inmates escape from Canadian penitentiary, police say
Two inmates believed to be dangerous escaped from a Canadian prison in Saskatchewan Friday night and are still on the run, police said.
4 prisoners who escaped from Ohio jail caught
The last of four inmates who overpowered two guards and escaped from an Ohio jail has been captured in North Carolina, officials said Monday.
US asks to see detained American over conditions at Moscow prison
The US Embassy in Moscow on Friday formally requested
Tips on Tennessee escapee keep coming
An inmate who escaped from a Tennessee prison has been taken into custody, Tennessee Bureau of Investigations (TBI) confirmed Sunday afternoon.
Tenn. escapee at victim's home earlier
An inmate who escaped from a Tennessee prison while on mowing work detail was at the home of a corrections official three hours before her body was discovered, investigators said.
Tennessee inmate escapes from prison where official found dead
Authorities in western Tennessee are searching for a inmate who escaped Wednesday, the day a longtime corrections official was found dead in her home on the grounds of the prison.
Brazilian inmate who tried to escape dressed as daughter found dead
A Brazilian inmate, who went viral around the world for his attempt to escape prison disguised as his daughter, was found dead in his cell on Tuesday.
4 more inmates killed after deadly riot in Brazil
After Monday's deadly prison riot in northern Brazil, four more inmates involved in the unrest were killed while being moved to a new facility.
Prison riot in Brazil leaves 16 inmates decapitated
At least 57 people were killed, including 16 who were decapitated, during a vicious gang battle that erupted in a prison in northern Brazil on Monday morning.
'El Chapo' sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years
Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison plus 30 years, and was ordered to pay $12.6 billion in forfeiture. It was likely the last time he will be seen in public before going to Colorado's Supermax prison.
El Chapo's demand for outdoor exercise may be part of an escape plot, US says
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's complaining about lack of outdoor activity may be part of a plan to escape from detention before his sentencing next month, federal officials allege.
El Chapo's attorney asks a judge to intervene over 'cruel and unusual' prison conditions
An attorney for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman asked a federal judge to intervene over what she described as "cruel and unusual" prison conditions for the drug kingpin who is in custody in a federal prison in New York.
Trump pardons former Army soldier sentenced for killing Iraqi prisoner
President Donald Trump on Monday granted a pardon to a former first lieutenant in the US Army who was sentenced to prison in 2009 for killing an Iraqi detainee, according to the White House.
Former judge suspect in wife's death
Lance Mason wrote a letter of apology to his ex-wife, Aisha Fraser, in April 2016 from an Ohio prison.
'Whitey' Bulger was prison's 3rd slain inmate this year
Just days before former Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger was brutally beaten to death at a high-security federal prison in West Virginia this week, politicians and even inmates themselves were sounding a warning:
