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Behind bars, nurturing green thumbs to beat terminal boredom

But out of 405 inmates, there's only enough work for seven.

The Canberra Times

Victoria to axe lucrative private prison deal early

Two prisons will close in Victoria with inmates moved to facilities including a $1.1 billion state-of-the-art prison that's been mothballed since 2022.

AAP

Minister backs need for more support programs in ACT's prison

Emma Davidson agrees more needs to be done to support prisoners.

The Canberra Times

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'Caught in same vicious cycle': call for prison to be an election issue

Will voters be swayed by ongoing problems with Canberra's jail?

The Canberra Times

Inquiry into Canberra's Indigenous prison rates set to be unveiled

More than one-quarter of ACT prisoners are First Nations people.

The Canberra Times

New corrections minister eyes better health support for prisoners

Emma Davidson said she wanted to boost support for released detainees.

The Canberra Times

Former Arizona Corrections director pleads no contest in armed standoff with officers at his home

Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan has pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge

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New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is defending her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic by presenting statistics on recent firearms seizures, reduced reports of gunfire in the Albuquerque metro area and an uptick in jail bookings

The Independent UK

Thaksin moved to Police Hospital

Thaksin Shinawatra was transferred from Bangkok Remand Prison to the Police General Hospital at 12.20am Wednesday, suffering from chest pain, hypertension and low blood oxygen, the Department of Corrections said.

Bangkok Post

Lexington corrections implementing changes to accommodate religious clothing

Certain policy changes are on the way for the Lexington Division of Community Corrections. These changes address concerns about expressing religious beliefs.

WEKU

Easier condoms and lube, but prison's boredom busting hopes hit

There will be no funds for an multi-purpose industry building at AMC.

The Canberra Times

Texas Recruits High School Kids To Be Corrections Officers

Short on guards, the state hopes to attract students enrolled in corrections career training programs once they turn 18.

Texas Observer

NT government's 2023 budget sees record $2.1 billion infrastructure spend

The Northern Territory budget sees a significant boost for roads and the prison system as the budget bottom line slips into a deficit.

ABC News

Alex Murdaugh moved to protective custody unit at South Carolina prison after double-murder conviction

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh has been transferred to a protective custody unit in a maximum security facility within the South Carolina Department of Corrections.

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Death of Finks bikie boss in prison cell investigated

A Victorian coroner is investigating the death of notorious Finks bikie boss Brent Reker in 2019 after his body was found in his cell by corrections staff.

The Canberra Times

Smoking to be banned in Canberra's prison by mid-year

Corrections Minister Mick Gentleman said the ban would be implemented in a measured way.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida Department of Corrections overrules rejection of journalist’s memoir about her time in prison

ORLANDO, Fla. — A book that was banned from being circulated inside correctional facilities across Florida will soon be hitting the library shelves in state-run prisons.

WEKU

Significant pay boost coming to Lexington jail workers

The head of Community Corrections in Lexington expects a significant pay hike to help recruit and retain officers at the jail.

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NPR uncovered secret execution tapes from Virginia. More remain hidden

Four tapes mysteriously donated to a library reveal uncertainty behind the scenes of the death chamber — and indicate the prison neglected to record evidence during an execution gone wrong.

ABC News

Deputy NT Corrections Commissioner David Thompson takes stand at coronial inquest into Bernard Hector death inside Darwin prison

The Northern Territory's deputy corrections commissioner David Thompson defended the conduct of staff, saying 'no concerns' were raised as to Bernard Thompson's mental health prior to his death.

ABC News

Dwayne Johnstone murder trial jury told officer acted lawfully when he shot shackled Indigenous man

A jury hears a NSW Corrections officer acted lawfully when he shot and killed a shackled Indigenous man in Lismore.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lying Illinois prison officers go unpunished in 2018 inmate death, despite convictions of three guards

Testimony in the case came from six Illinois Department of Corrections employees who admitted they lied to investigators. None has faced punishment, and they all continue to get regular pay increases.

The Independent UK

Records: Lying officers unpunished in 2018 inmate death

Three former Illinois prison guards face life in prison for a beating that led to the death of inmate Larry Earvin in 2018

ABC News

Clarence Correctional Centre denies prisoners face lockdown as officers strike for third time in four weeks

A union had said prisoners at Australia's largest jail faced being confined to the cells as prison officers walk off the job after rejecting an 11th-hour offer from private operator Serco.

ABC News

NSW minister concerned United Nations prison inspectors would 'pick on' state government

NSW Corrections Minister Geoff Lee says a UN delegation denied access to inspect jails in the state had come to "pick on" the government and were targeting "spurious issues".

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