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Henry Ruggs' fate in a fatal DUI case has officially been decided.

Henry Ruggs' fate in a fatal DUI case has officially been decided.

Henry Ruggs' fate in a fatal DUI case has officially been decided.

GLENNVILLE, Ga. (WSAV) – A Smith State Prison inmate was sent to the hospital after a fight early Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Corrections said the fight involved four inmates. Despite rumors, the spokesperson said no one was stabbed. No weapons were involved, they added. The injured inmate’s condition is not […]

One person had to be taken to a hospital Tuesday following an early morning fight at Smith State Prison.

Officials have shared little about what happened leading up to Jason Rothe’s death at New Hampshire’s Secure Psychiatric Unit on April 29, except that he died after a “physical altercation” with six correctional officers, who remain on leave pending...

The facility houses people serving prison sentences who require psychiatric care, but also mental health patients who have not been convicted of a crime.

Dear Workers World staff, Hoping this note finds you well. Would you please sign me up to receive a subscription to Workers World? I admit that I don’t agree with everything — or even most of — the progressive agenda. But I have always gotten along well with members of…

Oakland, California The big news coming out of California is about the flooding of the Central Valley where multi-million dollar agribusiness makes its money. Missing from this headline story is the imminent danger faced by over 8,000 incarcerated people at two prisons in the small town of Corcoran:  California State…

Here’s a breakdown of several of the major issues taken up by the Montana Legislature this session.