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Police: Three officers injured after struggle with inmate out on work release

Idaho Press-Tribune 25 Feb 2026
Three Garden City police officers were treated for minor injuries after apprehending an inmate who was out on work release and crashed into a patrol vehicle before leading police on a foot pursuit ... .
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Ghislaine Maxwell Smelled Foul at Florida Prison, Former Inmate Says

TMZ 25 Feb 2026
... according to one inmate who knows her well.
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Auckland Prison Inmates Earn Their 'Second Chance' Through Pilot Football Initiative

Scoop 25 Feb 2026
A new football coaching programme at Kohuora Auckland South Corrections Facility is offering inmates "a second chance" in life ....
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Rose West wins back TV privileges despite 'alleged assault on inmate'

Daily Record 25 Feb 2026
The 72-year-old serial killer had her privileges stripped last month after a prison panel found her guilty of allegedly assaulting a vulnerable female inmate at HMP New Hall ... .
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Citing drug smuggling concerns, SC prisons ban all but 6 booksellers from sending books to inmates

The Post and Courier 25 Feb 2026
Advocates have threatened lawsuits over the ban, but a prison spokesperson said some independent book sellers would soak pages in drugs at an inmate’s behest ... .
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An inmate was stabbed in the head at the Richland County jail. Now he’s suing.

The Post and Courier 25 Feb 2026
The inmate sued the county and its sheriff’s department for negligence after alleging he wasn’t protected from the threat of violence ... .
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Tennessee correctional officer killed by inmate in Morgan County

The Tennessean 25 Feb 2026
A correctional officer with the Tennessee Department of Correction has been stabbed to death by an inmate ... Russell Johnson, district attorney for the 9th Judicial District, said the inmate was transferred to another facility.
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Inmate, 70, dies after medical emergency at Alachua County Jail

The Gainesville Sun 25 Feb 2026
A 70‑year‑old man in custody at the Alachua County Jail died Feb. 24 after suffering a medical emergency, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office ... Medical staff from the jail infirmary were called to evaluate him.
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Department of Correctional Services Appears Before the PC on Correctional Services on Inmates Programmes (Parliament of South Africa)

Public Technologies 25 Feb 2026
... inmate population and the impact this on offenders' rights to classification, privileges and the department's community corrections initiative.
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Rehabilitation at the forefront: Over 44,000 inmates in South Africa face long sentences

Independent online (SA) 25 Feb 2026
Committee Chairperson Kgomotso Ramolobeng said there is a perception in society that correctional centres are “hotels where inmates enjoy excessive rights and privileges.” ... of its inmate programmes.
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Mobile seized from inmate during surprise inspection at Mangaluru prison

The Times of India 25 Feb 2026
During the search, officials examined the folded bedding of inmate Chandrahass Poojary alias Chandra, son of Narayana Poojary.
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150 female inmates transferred from Dayton prison amid staffing shortage

Springfield News-Sun 25 Feb 2026
Approximately 150 female inmates were transferred from the Dayton Correctional Institution recently as the facility grapples with the lowest level of correctional officer staffing in Ohio.
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Florida inmate executed for grandmother's 'brutal and sadistic' murder

Usatoday 25 Feb 2026
Florida has executed its second inmate of the year even as a Supreme Court justice questioned the state's “deeply troubling" record on lethal injections and how it "shrouds its executions in secrecy.".
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St. George News at 5: Teens charged in vandalism case, bill for pregnant inmates and a world record

St George News 24 Feb 2026
View our evening newscast for Monday, Feb. 23, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. .
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