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Great Britain: Prison Expansion Brings New Cells And Jobs To North East
20+ min ago (530+ words) The Rapid Deployment Cells – units which can be rolled out at speed to boost jail capacity – are part of the biggest prison expansion programme since the Victorian era, as the Government ensures the country never runs out of jail space…...
Randall County inmate dies at hospital, autopsy pending
49+ min ago (142+ words) On Monday, Sept. 14, the Randall County Sheriff's Office reported details about a recent in-custody death. According to Randall County authorities, William Ocanas was transferred from the Potter County Jail to the Randall County Jail on Sept. 1 on a federal hold....
Ceremonial groundbreaking marks start of work at Historic Ellicott City Jail
19+ min ago (24+ words) CBS News Ceremonial groundbreaking marks start of work at Historic Ellicott City Jail...
State posts, then deletes, proposal to build new prison | Top Stories
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (294+ words) State posts, then deletes, proposal to build new prison nny360.com State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscello III takes questions from reporters at the state Capitol in April 2025. Alex Gault/Johnson Newspapers. New York state officials have…...
North East Prison Expansion: New Cells, Jobs Created
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (114+ words) Mirage News Construction has now begun on 152 new prison places at HMP Kirklevington Grange near Yarm, helping to lock up dangerous criminals and keep the public safe. You might also like The Longest Living Insects and their Periodical Emergence Mysterious…...
California man sentenced to over 19 years for drug conspiracy in Iowa
38+ min ago (197+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS — A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced last Friday to 19 years in federal prison. Joshua James Cannady, 51, of Landers, California, was convicted by a jury Feb. 19 in U.S. District Court for conspiracy to distribute…...
Todd County, MN man sentenced to 30 years for sexual assaults over 7 years
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (107+ words) ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- A man in Todd County, Minnesota has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for committing six counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. 29-year-old Mervin Kauffman pleaded guilty to the six sexual assaults in June. The crimes happened…...
Man sentenced to 18 years in El Paso's first-ever murder case under Texas fentanyl law
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (333+ words) EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 46-year-old man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in connection with a 2024 fentanyl overdose death inside the Downtown El Paso County Detention Center, a case the El Paso District Attorney’s Office says is the…...
After pushback, NY withdraws its plan to consider building a new prison
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (587+ words) Sep 14, 2026 — In recent decades, New York State has closed dozens of prisons, including many in the North Country, as Democratic lawmakers passed criminal justice reforms and the inmate population plummeted. News broke last week that the state has been considering…...
Todd County man sentenced to 30 years for sexually assaulting six children
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (185+ words) St. Paul, Minn. (Valley News Live) - A Todd County man will spend the next 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting six children over seven years, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office announced Monday. Mervin C. Kauffman was sentenced Monday to 360 months…...