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Two New London County men convicted of sexually assaulting young girls have now died due to COVID-19 complications while serving their prison sentences.

Two New London County men convicted of sexually assaulting young girls have now died due to COVID-19 complications while serving their prison sentences.

PHOENIX (AP) — The number of inmates in Arizona’s prisons has declined 11% since the start of pandemic, reflecting a slowdown in the state’s court system that has held far

In his briefing Thursday, when vaccine appointments officially opened for people ages 65-74, Gov. Ned Lamont talked about COVID-19 case numbers and the

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. CoreCivic Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results CoreCivic, Inc.February 10, 2021 GMT BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (the Company) announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2020. Financial Highlights – Full Year 2020 Total revenue of $1.91 billion CoreCivic Safety revenue of $1.71 billion CoreCi...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 504 new coronavirus cases for the latest 24-hour period. It is the highest daily jump in about two weeks and raising worries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of civil rights and advocacy organizations are calling on the Biden administration to immediately halt federal executions after an unprecedented run of capital punishment under President

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. REFORM Alliance Bolsters Leadership Team With Plans to Extend Legislative Winning Streak February 9, 2021 GMT NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, REFORM Alliance announced that its Executive Board has appointed renowned criminal justice advocate Robert Rooks to serve as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and elevated founding CEO Van Jones to join the Executive Board. The ch...

Published February 04. 2021 8:11PM  HARTFORD (AP) — A disability rights group sued Connecticut prison officials Thursday on allegations that inmates with mental illness are being physically and psychologically abused at the maximum-security Northern Correctional Institution. The nonprofit Disability Rights Connecticut says in the federal court lawsuit that the Department of Corrections use of prolonged isolation and in-cell shackling of mentally ill prisoners is cruel and unusual punishment ...

California corrections officials ignored the warnings of frontline health workers and pressured them to hastily transfer 189 potentially coronavirus-infected inmates from a Chino men’s prison last May, triggering a deadly