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A member of Arkansas’ prison oversight board on Thursday rejected mounting pressure that he resign over allegations in a civil lawsuit that he covered up child sex abuse at a youth camp. Board of Corrections member Alonza Jiles in a statement said the allegations about him in the lawsuits against the Lord’s Ranch were false, […] The post Arkansas prison board member declines to resign over civil lawsuit allegations appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local veteran organization is expanding its service dog training program within county jails and state prisons. Inmates learn how to train the dogs before the animals report for duty with their veteran owner. “To me, I say win, win, win,” Sheriff Michael Filicetti said. “It’s a win for our incarcerated […]

Oklahoma State Representative J.J. Humphrey, R-Lane, brought three former employees who were leaders at state prisons to the Criminal Justice and Corrections committee meeting to share the many problems they experienced working for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Sen. Kelda Roys claimed Minnesota incarcerated about one-third the number of people Wisconsin does. She is correct.

The Georgia Department of Corrections announced multiple arrests due to attempts to get contraband into several state prisons.