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Jury awards big payout to inmate beaten on jail guard's orders

Shelby County Detention Center Prisoner beaten in Kentucky jail because he'd dated a guard's wife is awarded $2.1 million July 12, 2021 By Andrew Wolfson - Louisville Courier-Journal LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man who was thrown in jail in Shelby County for stealing two boxes...

Connecticut become first state to make calls free for inmates and their families

A prison inmate makes one of her daily allotment of six phone calls at the York Community Reintegration Center in Niantic, Connecticut. By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Tue June 22, 2021 A bill in Connecticut makes calls from prison free for the inmates and their families, becoming...

Bill Cosby released after sexual assault conviction overturned by Pennsylvania Supreme Court

A previous prosecutor had decided not to charge the legendary comic, and he relied on that move to speak freely and give incriminating statements. June 30, 2021 By David K. Li - NBC News The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the sexual assault conviction of Bill Cosby on...

Washington, D.C., inmate becomes first incarcerated person in city to win elected office

Joel Caston won the race for advisory neighborhood commissioner of a district where he'll oversee the Harriet Tubman Women's Shelter and D.C. Jail — where he is an inmate. Joel Caston, winner of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 7F07 election seat that represents...