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A retired Putnam County school teacher living in Cumberland County pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and will appear for a sentencing hearing to determine how he will

A Fairfield Glade area woman charged with eighth-offense driving under the influence pleaded guilty to sixth-offense DUI in Cumberland County Criminal Court and received a six-year prison sentence to serve

The charges stem from a Nov. 8, 2020, traffic stop.

A Crossville man who reportedly was angry at a messy kitchen and pulled a parring knife “in a threatening manner” pleaded guilty by information to an assault charge and was

Donald Wayne Jackson is one of 14 people indicted by the Cumberland County grand jury Monday.

A fifth employee of the federal prison in Dublin has been convicted of sexually abusing inmates, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.

John Bellhouse of Pleasanton is one of six staff members at the prison in Dublin, Calif., to be arrested in connection with sexual abuse allegations. Four have been convicted.

At least six prison employees have been charged in sexual abuse and misconduct cases in recent years

A California woman who said she was harassed and groped by multiple officers at FCI Dublin – and then was retaliated against for speaking up about it – was released from custody three years early, successfully arguing that no one should have to withstand sexual abuse as part of their prison sentence. 

A former federal corrections officer accused of sexually abusing inmates at a womens prison in Dublin recently made his first court appearance after a grand jury indicted him on 12 counts, the U.S. Department of Justice said.