Family of second Alabama prison inmate alleges body was returned with missing organs

[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The family of a second inmate who died while incarcerated in Alabama’s prison system is alleging that his body was also returned to them with missing…

Glynn Simmons: Longest-imprisoned US inmate exonerated 48 years on

[ad_1] Glynn Simmons says his nearly half century in prison is a “lesson in resilience and tenacity”. [ad_2] Source link

Former inmate: Belarus political prisoners face abuse and isolation

[ad_1] Human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka claims that guards routinely bully, abuse and humiliate prisoners and medical issues are left untreated. ADVERTISEMENT During his three years in a Belarusian penal…

Inmate at Georgia jail kills cellmate in racially motivated attack, authorities say

[ad_1] An inmate at a county jail in Georgia killed his cellmate with his bare hands Sunday “simply because of the color of his skin,” authorities said. Jaquez Jackson beat…

Alabama inmate executed for killing a man in a 1993 robbery

[ad_1] ATMORE, Ala. — An Alabama inmate convicted of killing a man during a 1993 robbery when he was a teenager was executed Thursday by lethal injection. Casey McWhorter, 49,…

Alabama court says state can execute inmate with nitrogen gas

[ad_1] MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A divided Alabama Supreme Court said the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a method that has not previously been used carry out a death…

Israeli conscripts banned as guards after allegations of sex with Palestinian inmate

[ad_1] A female soldier allegedly had an intimate relationship with a Palestinian serving a life sentence. [ad_2] Source link

Inmate dies after being found unresponsive at Atlanta jail being investigated over prisoner deaths

[ad_1] ATLANTA — A Georgia inmate who was found unresponsive in a medical unit cell at a jail currently under federal investigation later died at an area hospital, authorities said…

Supreme Court blocks execution of Oklahoma death row inmate

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the execution of an Oklahoma death row inmate who claims he is innocent in an unusual case in which the state’s…

Escaped Alabama inmate takes plea deal in death of jailor who helped him

[ad_1] An Alabama inmate who escaped from jail with the help of a sheriff’s official and led police on an 11-day manhunt that ended with her death took a plea…