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6th US Inmate Execution: Texas Man Put To Death For Murder Of Twins In 1989
A Texas man was put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday evening for the murders of teenage twin sisters, prison officials said, the sixth death row inmate to be executed in the United States in the past 12 days.
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Another US Inmate To Be Executed By Nitrogen Gas
A man was put to death by lethal injection Thursday in the US state of Oklahoma, officials said, while Alabama was scheduled to carry out an execution with nitrogen gas, the second such execution in the country.
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Author John Grisham Joins Bid To Save Man On Death Row For Daughter's Death
Lawmakers in Texas, medical experts and the best-selling novelist John Grisham are pushing to save an autistic death row inmate whose daughter died in 2002 in a tragedy blamed on shaken baby syndrome.
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Deadly Mpox Outbreak Strikes US Prison, Infecting Multiple Inmates
The virus, which spreads primarily through close physical contact, has now been detected in an Iowa prison, raising concerns about containment within high-risk environments.
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"Grave Suffering": Experts As US Plans To Execute Inmate By Nitrogen Gas
United Nations experts on Wednesday called on US authorities not to go ahead with the planned execution of an inmate by nitrogen hypoxia, saying the method may subject him to "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or even torture".
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George Floyd Killer Derek Chauvin Stabbed 22 Times In Prison: Officials
A fellow inmate stabbed disgraced former police officer Derek Chauvin more than 20 times with a shiv, US prosecutors said Friday as they announced charges of attempted murder.
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Books Banned In US Prisons: "The Art Of War", "Prison Ramen" And More
Tens of thousands of books are banned from US prisons, a new report said Wednesday, including a primer on drawing, a book about tying knots and textbooks teaching inmates foreign languages.
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US Inmate Digs Tunnel Through A Wall In Jail, Stabs Man In Neighbouring Cell
The motive for the stabbing was not immediately clear.
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US Man, On Death Row For Killing His Family, Dug Out Own Eyes, Swallowed One
Attorneys for a death row inmate who gouged out his own eyes after murdering his wife, son and stepdaughter in Texas asked authorities on Wednesday for clemency because he is mentally ill.
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US Jailbreak Drama Ends With Death of Prison Guard Who Helped Inmate Escape
A bizarre drama that riveted America ended in tragedy Monday as a female prison guard arrested with a fugitive ex-con she allegedly helped to escape died after shooting herself as police moved in to nab them in the climax of a 10-day manhunt.
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All Inmates In US Federal Prisons Confined To Their Cells After Deadly Brawl
Inmates in all of America's federal prisons have been confined to their cells since Monday evening as a precaution after a deadly fight broke out at a Texas penitentiary.
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US Prison In New Mexico Locks Down After Potential Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack locked down a US jail, knocking out security cameras and leaving inmates confined to their cells, court documents show.
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Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, California Plans To Release 3,500 Prisoners
The prison system in the largest US state of California plans to release about 3,500 non-violent inmates early to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 illness, officials said Tuesday.
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Federal Prisoner Becomes First US Inmate To Die From Coronavirus
Patrick Jones, a 49-year-old prisoner in Louisiana who was serving a 27-year prison term for a drug charge, became the first federal inmate to die from COVID-19, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced late on Saturday.
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Too "Dead" For Jail, Claims US Man. But The Court Is Not Buying It
An inmate serving life for murder in the US state of Iowa offered a novel legal appeal, saying he should be released because he "died" four years ago.
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6th US Inmate Execution: Texas Man Put To Death For Murder Of Twins In 1989
A Texas man was put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday evening for the murders of teenage twin sisters, prison officials said, the sixth death row inmate to be executed in the United States in the past 12 days.
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Another US Inmate To Be Executed By Nitrogen Gas
A man was put to death by lethal injection Thursday in the US state of Oklahoma, officials said, while Alabama was scheduled to carry out an execution with nitrogen gas, the second such execution in the country.
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Author John Grisham Joins Bid To Save Man On Death Row For Daughter's Death
Lawmakers in Texas, medical experts and the best-selling novelist John Grisham are pushing to save an autistic death row inmate whose daughter died in 2002 in a tragedy blamed on shaken baby syndrome.
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Deadly Mpox Outbreak Strikes US Prison, Infecting Multiple Inmates
The virus, which spreads primarily through close physical contact, has now been detected in an Iowa prison, raising concerns about containment within high-risk environments.
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"Grave Suffering": Experts As US Plans To Execute Inmate By Nitrogen Gas
United Nations experts on Wednesday called on US authorities not to go ahead with the planned execution of an inmate by nitrogen hypoxia, saying the method may subject him to "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or even torture".
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George Floyd Killer Derek Chauvin Stabbed 22 Times In Prison: Officials
A fellow inmate stabbed disgraced former police officer Derek Chauvin more than 20 times with a shiv, US prosecutors said Friday as they announced charges of attempted murder.
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Books Banned In US Prisons: "The Art Of War", "Prison Ramen" And More
Tens of thousands of books are banned from US prisons, a new report said Wednesday, including a primer on drawing, a book about tying knots and textbooks teaching inmates foreign languages.
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US Inmate Digs Tunnel Through A Wall In Jail, Stabs Man In Neighbouring Cell
The motive for the stabbing was not immediately clear.
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US Man, On Death Row For Killing His Family, Dug Out Own Eyes, Swallowed One
Attorneys for a death row inmate who gouged out his own eyes after murdering his wife, son and stepdaughter in Texas asked authorities on Wednesday for clemency because he is mentally ill.
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US Jailbreak Drama Ends With Death of Prison Guard Who Helped Inmate Escape
A bizarre drama that riveted America ended in tragedy Monday as a female prison guard arrested with a fugitive ex-con she allegedly helped to escape died after shooting herself as police moved in to nab them in the climax of a 10-day manhunt.
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All Inmates In US Federal Prisons Confined To Their Cells After Deadly Brawl
Inmates in all of America's federal prisons have been confined to their cells since Monday evening as a precaution after a deadly fight broke out at a Texas penitentiary.
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US Prison In New Mexico Locks Down After Potential Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack locked down a US jail, knocking out security cameras and leaving inmates confined to their cells, court documents show.
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Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, California Plans To Release 3,500 Prisoners
The prison system in the largest US state of California plans to release about 3,500 non-violent inmates early to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 illness, officials said Tuesday.
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Federal Prisoner Becomes First US Inmate To Die From Coronavirus
Patrick Jones, a 49-year-old prisoner in Louisiana who was serving a 27-year prison term for a drug charge, became the first federal inmate to die from COVID-19, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced late on Saturday.
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Too "Dead" For Jail, Claims US Man. But The Court Is Not Buying It
An inmate serving life for murder in the US state of Iowa offered a novel legal appeal, saying he should be released because he "died" four years ago.
