inmates News

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety says its Division of Adult Correction has reached a $2.5 million settlement with the estate of a man with mental illness who died of thirst after being held in solitary confinement for 35 …

A lawsuit filed on Aug. 17 alleges that St. Louis, Mo., jailers forced inmates to fight each other for the amusement of guards and bet on the outcomes. At least one attack was captured on camera, according to the suit …