Prison violence
Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Mar. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. March 25, 2021. Editorial: Iowa Republican lawmakers make a stand for freedom — well, one freedom (to get and carry...

Prison workers comfort each other after a news conference in front of the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Lorena Schulte, a nurse and Robert McFarland, a correctional officer were killed by an inmate in the infirmary during an escape attempt. An inmate was also injured in the assault. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette via AP)
Police: Inmates killed 2 Iowa prison staff in escape attempt

By Ryan J. Foley Mar. 24, 2021 05:16 PM EDT

This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Jorge Villanueva, a Texas death row inmate who had been convicted of raping, beating and strangling a 77-year-old woman at her Houston home nearly 27 years ago. Villanueva, who had been dealing with health issues, has died after having been diagnosed with COVID-19, his attorney said Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice photo via AP)
Texas death row inmate dies after diagnosed with COVID

By Juan A. Lozano Feb. 09, 2021 03:57 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Dec. 09, 2020 03:45 PM EST
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Dec. 8 The Post and Courier on the rollout of...

COVID-19 in custody: Alabama ranks 9th for inmate deaths

By Kim Chandler Nov. 27, 2020 10:26 AM EST
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — At the Bibb Correctional Facility in Alabama, the old prison chapel has been turned into a quarantine zone. The sound of coughing is...

FILE - In this July 17, 2020, file photo the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., is shown. The killing of an inmate who was beaten to death at a federal lockup in Indiana is under investigation by the FBI, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, about an attack that revives questions about safety in the beleaguered federal prison system.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
AP Exclusive: Inmate beaten to death at federal lockup

By Jim Mustian Aug. 25, 2020 01:44 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2020 01:21 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ July 28 The Cullman Times on wearing masks correctly...

This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Billy Joe Wardlow. Wardlow is scheduled to be executed Wednesday, July 8, 2020. A five-month delay in executions in Texas due to the coronavirus pandemic is set to come to an end with the scheduled lethal injection of Wardlow, condemned for fatally shooting an 82-year-old man nearly three decades ago. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)
Texas resumes executions after 5-month delay due to pandemic

By Juan A. Lozano And Michael Graczyk Jul. 07, 2020 11:46 PM EDT

Inmate death at federal jail in Los Angeles ruled a homicide

By Michael Balsamo Jul. 04, 2020 01:48 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The death of an inmate at a federal jail in Los Angeles this past week has been ruled a homicide, resulting from stab wounds and...

CORRECTS THE EXECUTION DATE TO JUNE 16, NOT 15 - This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Ruben Gutierrez. Texas was set on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, to end its more than four-month delay in executions due to the coronavirus pandemic with the scheduled lethal injection of Gutierrez, a death row inmate condemned for fatally stabbing an 85-year-old woman more than two decades ago. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)
US Supreme Court halts Texas execution over clergy question

By Juan A. Lozano Jun. 16, 2020 12:04 AM EDT

A heath worker takes a nasal swab sample during a public testing for the new coronavirus conducted at a market in Bali, Indonesia on Friday, June 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
The Latest: South Korea capital adds more coronavirus cases

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2020 01:23 AM EDT

FILE- This Jan. 8, 2017 file photo shows the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in the Brooklyn borough of New York. An inmate at the jail died after being pepper sprayed by officers in his cell, the federal Bureau of Prisons said, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Federal inmate dies after being pepper sprayed by guards

By Michael R. Sisak And Michael Balsamo Jun. 04, 2020 08:02 AM EDT

First California prison employee dies of coronavirus

Jun. 01, 2020 08:21 PM EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's state prison system had its first known staff death due to the coronavirus, officials said, as well as the death of the...

This undated photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections shows Carlos Ridley. Ridley, serving a life sentence for a triple slaying, was awaiting a court ruling this month he hoped would help him prove innocence through DNA testing. On Monday, May 4, 2020, an Ohio appeals court rejected Ridley's request. The next day, he was rushed to a hospital where he died of COVID-19, according to his two daughters. (Ohio Department of Corrections via AP)
Multiple Ohio prison deaths include inmate arguing innocence

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins May. 11, 2020 11:47 AM EDT

Mississippi inmate dies after days of hospitalization

Apr. 30, 2020 07:08 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi inmate died Thursday after being hospitalized for several days, the state Department of Corrections said. ...

Inmates gather around the corpses of other inmates during a prison riot in Miguel Castro Castro prison, in Lima, Peru, Monday, April 27, 2020. Peru's prison agency reported that three prisoners died from causes still under investigation after a riot at the prison. Inmates complain authorities are not doing enough to prevent the spread of coronavirus inside the prison. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Officials: 9 inmates dead in Peru coronavirus prison riot

By Franklin Briceño Apr. 28, 2020 12:15 PM EDT

Inmate dies in hospital of Mississippi's Parchman prison

Apr. 23, 2020 10:07 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An inmate serving 15 years for multiple convictions died Thursday in the hospital of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. ...

Mississippi inmate dies months after becoming ill

Apr. 06, 2020 07:11 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi inmate who was serving a 15-year sentence has died after becoming ill months ago and being hospitalized periodically since...