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Death row inmate Scott Dozier wanted Nevada to kill him. He was just found dead of apparent suicide.
Scott Dozier spent years trying to convince the state of Nevada to let him die.
Inmates across the country are dying from K2 overdoses
At least three states are experiencing upticks in the number of inmate deaths caused by K2 overdoses.
Florida's Prisoners Are Getting Screwed Out of $11 Million of Music They Purchased
A new multimedia tablet program means that inmates will be unable to keep the mp3s and players they purchased under a previous for-profit program.
Deadly Saskatchewan prison riot likely sparked by bad food, official watchdog says
Small food portions and inferior quality are creating a black market in prisons
New York City Is Finally Done Sending Teens to Solitary
Punitive segregation—a.k.a. solitary confinement—is history for all inmates 21 or younger in America's largest city.
Inmates Stab Warden and Post to Facebook During Riot at Alabama's Death Row Prison
Around 100 inmates were involved in a melee that saw the warden and a guard stabbed, and at least one fire set at Alabama's William C. Holman Correctional Facility.
As Many as 3,200 Inmates Released Early in Washington State Due to Computer Glitch
Washington Governor Jay Inslee called the issue "maddening" and hired two former federal prosecutors to investigate why the problem was not addressed immediately when corrections officials were made aware of it in 2012.
Everything We Know About the Thursday Attack on a Rikers Island Prison Guard
Raymond Calderon was placed in a chokehold and slashed with a sharp object by a group of men alleged to have gang ties.
The Legacy of Violence at the Manhattan Jail Known as the 'Tombs'
Though Rikers Island has gotten the recent media attention, New York City's other jails have also been beset by scandals.
Video Has Surfaced of New Zealand Prisoners Holding Organized Fights in Their Cells
Cell phones are prohibited at the 120-year-old prison, as is fighting, so there's an understandable amount of confusion and embarrassment surrounding the release of the footage on YouTube.