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BRAZIL PRISON BREAK: 40 INMATES ESCAPE AFTER WALL BLOWN UP

Inmates blow open Brazil prison wall in mass breakout Inmates in the Frei Damiao de Bozanno prison used explosives to destroy a wall and escape en masse in Recife Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Inmates in one of Brazil's roughest prisons used explosives to destroy a wall and...

Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips found dead in prison at age 40

Suicide suspected - faced first-degree murder charges for killing cellmate Lawrence Phillips' sad tale came to a tragic end on Wednesday. The troubled former NFL running back was found dead in prison, according to a press release from the California Department of...

Governor Cuomo Proposes Higher-Education Initiative in New York Prisons

By Jesse McKinley and James C. McKinley Jr.January 10, 2016ALBANY - It was nearly two years ago that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo floated a plan for the state to pay for college courses for inmates. But it sank in the face of withering opposition from critics who mocked Mr. Cuomo’s...

World’s most-wanted drug lord sent back to the same prison he escaped from 6 months ago

Mexico aims to extradite Joaquin 'Chapo' Guzman to the U.S.Mexican authorities present the world's top drug lord to the media, after they recaptured Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman following his second prison escape.LOS MOCHIS, Mexico - Mexico's government...