Drone drops knives, bandannas and hair clippers into a New York prison

MARCY, N.Y. — A drone flew over the grounds of an upstate New York prison after midnight and released a package containing knives, a cellphone, bandannas, hair clippers and a green leafy substance between two dormitories, officials said Wednesday. The package was quickly recovered by staff after the drone was detected flying above the Marcy … Read more

New York man freed after 19 years in prison for robbery he didn’t commit

NEW YORK — A man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a roughly $550 robbery was exonerated and freed Monday, after prosecutors said they now agree he didn’t commit the crime. “It cost me 20 years, but they said they corrected it now. So that’s all that matters. So I’m good with that,” … Read more

House calls prison guard working night of Epstein death

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing House calls prison guard working night of Epstein death 01:28 UP NEXT Trump says military targets on Iranian island ‘obliterated’ 01:15 Michigan synagogue suspect seen buying fireworks before attack 01:23 Fans gather for Dolly Parton’s return post-health struggle … Read more

Old Dominion shooter convicted of Islamic State ties released from prison just 2 years before attack

Court documents show less than two years after Mohamed Bailor Jalloh was released from prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State, he opened fire in a classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University on Thursday before ROTC students subdued and killed him. The shooting that left one person dead and another two injured has raised … Read more

Cuba will release 51 people from prison, an unexpected move amid pressure from Trump

Cuba’s government said Thursday night it would release 51 people from the island’s prisons, in an unexpected move that comes as the Trump administration puts immense pressure on the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the release will take place in the coming days. It cast the release as an act … Read more

Treasure hunter who refused to disclose location of shipwreck’s 500 gold coins is released from prison after a decade

A former deep-sea treasure hunter who made one of the greatest shipwreck discoveries in American history and spent the past decade in prison after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of some of its missing gold coins is now free, federal records show. Tommy Thompson, who in 1988 located what was known as the “Ship of … Read more

‘Ship of Gold’ treasure hunter released from prison; 500 coins remain unaccounted for

A former deep-sea treasure hunter who made one of the great shipwreck discoveries in American history and spent more than a decade in jail after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of some of its missing gold coins is now out of prison, federal records show. Tommy Thompson, who in 1988 located what was known as … Read more

A federal jury awards $667K to Muslim men who were pepper-sprayed by prison guards while praying

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A federal jury on Monday awarded $667,000 in damages to a group of Muslim men incarcerated in Missouri who were pepper-sprayed by state correctional officers while praying. The lawsuit in eastern Missouri’s U.S. District Court alleged that the men had been allowed to pray together many times in their prison housing … Read more

Ian Huntley, one of the U.K.’s most notorious child killers, dies after prison attack

One of Britain’s most notorious child killers died Saturday, days after he was attacked by a fellow inmate in the workshop of a maximum-security prison. Ian Huntley, a 52-year-old former school caretaker convicted in 2003 for the murder of two 10-year-old girls, had been on life support after being hit repeatedly over the head with … Read more

‘Worse than a prison’: 911 calls, interviews reveal problems at ICE’s largest detention camp

EL PASO, Texas — Serious medical and mental health emergencies have been routine at the nation’s largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility since its opening, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. Data and recordings from more than a hundred 911 calls at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, along with … Read more