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Brian Howey, Mukta Joshi, Nate Rosenfield And Rory Doyle
2025-11-14 12:02:15
United States
Torture

In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top.

Ann E. Marimow
2025-11-10 12:02:13
United States
United States Politics and Government

Prison Guards Shaved His Dreadlocks. The Supreme Court Will Decide if He Can Sue.

Lower courts condemned the treatment of Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, but found that a federal law protecting religious rights barred him from suing prison officials for money.

Libya Detains Former Prison Director Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity

Osama Elmasry Njeem was arrested in Italy in January but sent back to Libya, as critics accused the Italian government of failing to stand up for human rights.

Jan Ransom And Jay Root
2025-11-05 21:03:23
United States
Human Rights and Human Rights Violations

Lawmaker Demands Accountability in Bloody Prison Beating Caught on Video

State Senator Julia Salazar of New York said the officers accused of assault and sexual abuse in a 2023 case should face consequences.

Chris Hippensteel
2025-10-30 12:02:41
United States
Suits and Litigation ( Civil)

Inmates Win $6 Million Settlement for Abuse Claims Against Prison Officers

The inmates said the officers carried out a weekslong campaign of violence in 2020 at the state’s lone maximum security prison.

Santul Nerkar
2025-10-29 00:03:22
United States
Decisions and Verdicts

Guard Is Convicted of Pursuing Jail Smugglers and Firing at Them

Leon Wilson, a veteran correctional officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center, chased the people from the lockup’s parking lot to the Brooklyn Bridge.

Michael Levenson
2025-10-25 00:02:30
United States
Deaths ( Fatalities)

Jury Awards $42 Million in Death of Inmate at Private Jail in Louisiana

Erie Moore, a retired millworker and father of three, died in 2015, a month after guards slammed him headfirst to the floor at the Richwood Correctional Center, lawyers for his family said.

Ed Shanahan
2025-10-21 12:03:19
United States
Decisions and Verdicts

Trial of 3 Guards Tests New York’s Culture of Incarceration

A rare instance of a prison guard found guilty of murder was welcomed by advocates of reform, but many were disappointed by the acquittal of two others.

Santul Nerkar
2025-10-21 09:03:31
United States
Prisons and Prisoners

Guard Enraged by Chaos at Jail Chased and Shot at Smugglers, U.S. Says

Leon Wilson worked at the troubled Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn for decades. Prosecutors say he pursued suspects for five miles in a violent fury.

Corey Kilgannon And Wesley Parnell
2025-10-20 15:03:14
United States
Decisions and Verdicts

Prison Guard Convicted in Fatal Beating Caught on Video, With 2 Acquitted

Footage of a group of guards punching, choking and stomping Robert L. Brooks ignited an outcry. Six guards pleaded guilty to charges.

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