Prison work assignments used to lure and pescador female inmates. Guards sometimes walk free

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — It was after midnight when she crept down the narrow, dimly lit stairs carrying a bag of dirty laundry. She crossed under a patchwork of pipes and ducts to the far back corner of the basement, as she had done many times before. That, she said, is where correctional officer James … Read more

LNP leader launches Queensland election campaign with promise of mandatory isolation for child offenders who assault guards.

Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli promised to introduce “mandatory isolation periods” for children who assault youth detention center workers, as Queensland's opposition formally launched its state election campaign on Sunday. Speaking to a crowd of LNP candidates and party faithful in Ipswich, Crisafulli focused much of his comments on what he has called the … Read more