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By Austen Erblat - South Florida Sun-Sentinel  DEC 03, 2019  Update: 12:45 p.m. An unknown number of activists who had cemented themselves to the entrances of the Geo Group’s building have been arrested, according to Boca Raton Police. Crews were still cutting at least two m...

The charges are related to their failure to check on him. November 19, 2019 Two federal prison staffers were in custody Tuesday in New York and are expected to face charges related to their alleged failure to conduct regular checks on accused sex trafficker Jeffr...

November 16, 2019 Kanye West left inmates in tears when he performed a surprise concert at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas. The Grammy award-winning rapper and his choir performed songs from his gospel album "Jesus is King" on Friday as inmates...

Felony gun case from illegal purchase in Broward November 13, 2019 A Miami federal judge sentenced South Florida rapper Kodak Black to 46 months in prison Wednesday on weapons charges, far less than the maximum 10-year sentence he co...

Former NFL tight end avoids life sentence November 4, 2019 Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to raping an unconscious teen in 2003 and to sexual battery involving a 54-year-old hitchhiker in a deal that spared him the possibility of life ...

527 state inmates set free, largest prison exodus ever People applaud Friday after the Pardon and Parole Board read the names of 527 Oklahoma inmates recommended for commutation at the Kate Barnard Correctional Center in Oklahoma City. November 3, 2019 In a flurr...

Oct 22, 2019 JACKSON, MI - Prisoners in Jackson can now learn to code and develop websites. It's all thanks to a new program unveiled on Thursday at the Jackson State Prison called The Last Mile. Paving the road to success- that's what the creators of the program say it was ...

Kim Kardashian West is raving about husband‘s thoughtful gift October 21, 2019 Kim Kardashian West got a lot of love and luxurious gifts from friends and family for her birthday -- and she was pretty generous herself -- but the sweetest gift of all may have...

Closing not until 2026 The Rikers Island jail complex stands in New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background October 17, 2019   The New York City Council voted Thursday to close the massive Rikers Island jail complex, one of the lar...