At an Atlanta federal prison camp, drugs, booze and Mexican takeout
By Rhonda Cook Feb. 22--The grill is hot and on any given night it could be cooking up cheeseburgers with bacon, ribs steeped in Jack Daniels sauce or chicken rubbed with spices. Sometimes shrimp, calamari and clams are on the menu. Liquor and beer are readily available. So...
Payne County Jail expands trusty system to women
By Tim Ahrens The Payne County Jail, like many other county jails according to Sheriff R.B. Hauf, relies heavily on inmates in trusty programs to keep things running in the jail. That could range anywhere from working in the jail's garden, which saved Payne County...
Inmate who beat up Jared Fogle receiving tons of fan mail
By Chris Perez The prison inmate who pounded on Jared Fogle last year is getting rock star treatment — receiving fan mail and other forms of love from sex abuse victims and random people on the outside. “I am writing to thank you for the beatdown you gave to Jared Fogle,”...
Victim's family fights for death row inmate to be spared
By Todd Unger FORT WORTH -- The parents of a man killed in a robbery at a putt-putt golf facility in Hurst more than a decade ago are now pushing for man convicted of murdering him to have his execution called off. Paul Storey is set to be put to death on April 12 in...
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Restoring MEDICAID Upon Release from Prison
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