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A man was arrested in his cellmate’s killing. He tried to stage it as a suicide, docs say
Charles Barron Jr. initially appeared as though he took his own life in his jail cell. Video footage showed otherwise, court records reveal, and led police on Sunday to arrest his cellmate at the new Marion County Jail.
Barron was pronounced dead Sunday evening at...
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Last Post: Nov 10, 2023 8:59am
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$40 cigarettes, $6K iPhones: What smuggled goods really cost in prison
The markup on iPhones can be criminal.
Sources told The Post that new iPhone 14s are being resold in federal and state prisons for as much as $6,000 — a staggering 650% increase from Apple’s price tag.
The news comes after a man was busted for alleg...
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Last Post: Aug 24, 2023 6:11pm
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Female corrections officer jailed for sex with inmate in view of 11 others
A female California corrections officer with a “depraved mind” has been jailed for reportedly having sex with an inmate — in full view of 11 other jailbirds.
Tina Gonzalez, 26, even cut a hole in her uniform pants — to make it easier to hav...
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Last Post: Aug 24, 2023 6:01pm
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Georgia Prison Warden Charged With Bribery, Other Counts
GLENNVILLE, Ga (AP) — A Georgia prison warden has been jailed on charges stemming from a state investigation of corruption inside the penitentiary he supervised.
Brian Dennis Adams was arrested Wednesday and charged with bribery, conspiracy to violate Georgi...
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Last Post: Jul 25, 2023 11:51pm
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Hamilton County Community Corrections escapee back in custody after spending days on the run
Rashika Jaipuriar
Indianapolis Star
After a week-long investigation, intensive surveillance, and a chase on foot more than 100 miles away, a man who escaped Hamilton County Community Corrections is back in custody, according to Indiana State Police.
Rafael Ros...
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Last Post: Nov 17, 2022 3:50pm
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Corrections officer killed by former inmate lover
NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities say a New Jersey corrections officer was having an affair with the convict who killed her in Newark before killing himself outside a Richmond bus station.
Katrina Owens, 37, lived in Monmouth Junction with her three children and he...
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Last Post: Dec 26, 2021 3:53pm
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Eight inmates who watched Georgia prison guards killed on bus file federal lawsuits
Eight inmates who witnessed two Georgia prison guards killed on bus two years ago have filed federal lawsuits against the Georgia Department of Corrections claiming the deaths could have been prevented.
Convicted armed robbers Donnie Russell Rowe and Ricky Dubose...
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Last Post: Dec 26, 2021 11:52am
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Inmate kills guard, nurse in Iowa prison
A nurse and a prison guard were killed by an inmate at a state penitentiary in Iowa this week.
The Iowa Department of Corrections said the attack occurred Tuesday morning at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in the facility's infirmary. During the attack, a correctio...
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Last Post: Dec 26, 2021 11:47am
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Inmate charged with murder after Indiana State Prison guard killed in stabbing
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — An inmate at the Indiana State Prison has been charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed a prison guard to death on Sunday afternoon.
Police said the incident happened at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Sunday inside the Indiana State P...
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Last Post: Dec 26, 2021 11:41am
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Johnson County correctional officer fired after being accused of sexual misconduct with female inmat
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. – A correctional officer in Johnson County is out of a job after being accused of engaging in a relationship with a female inmate.
Zachariah B. Johnson, a correctional officer with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested...
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Last Post: Dec 5, 2021 8:51am
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Outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease confirmed at Pendleton Correctional Facility
PENDLETON, Ind. — The Indiana Department of Correction announced that an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has been confirmed at the Pendleton Correctional Facility.
Three cases were confirmed. Two cases originally listed as probable returned a negativ...
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Last Post: Dec 5, 2021 8:41am
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ISP investigating inmate stabbed to death at Miami Correctional Facility
BUNKER HILL, Ind. — Indiana State Police have opened a homicide investigation into the death of an inmate at Miami Correctional Facility.
Investigators say around 10 a.m. Wednesday, correction officers found Leo Cullen, 43, severely injured in a “dayro...
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Last Post: Dec 5, 2021 8:40am
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Inmate Found Dead at State Prison in Miami County
MIAMI COUNTY, Ind. — There are far more questions than answers at the Miami County Correctional Facility.
Indiana State Police say 42-year-old Matthew Koch was found unresponsive and injured in his cell around 11:30 Sunday morning. Officers and medics alike...
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Last Post: Sep 6, 2021 8:10pm
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7 Ohio prison employees fired after Black inmate’s death
Seven Ohio prison employees were terminated after they reportedly used unjustified and excessive force against a Black inmate who died in custody back in February. According to ABC News, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction sent a notice of removal to f...
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Last Post: Sep 6, 2021 8:07pm
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Inmates forced to run units at Rikers Island after guards failed to report to work
Inmates at Rikers Island were left to take on administrative tasks following staff shortages at the New York prison. According to the New York Daily News, corrections officers working at the 3 West and 3 North units in the Otis Bantum Correctional Center failed to sh...
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Last Post: Sep 6, 2021 8:04pm
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He was put into a Marion County jail wagon and came out a quadriplegic, lawyers say
An Indianapolis man who says he went into a Marion County Sheriff's Office vehicle non-disabled and came out a quadriplegic is suing law enforcement and local government.
Records show Indianapolis police officers responded to a request for help with a disorderly p...
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Last Post: Aug 14, 2021 11:53pm
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Inmate dies of apparent suicide at Marion County Jail, sheriff's office says
An inmate at the Marion County Jail died Monday in what appears to be a suicide, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.
Michael Aston, 43, was found unresponsive and not breathing by jail staff at 9:47 p.m. Monday. Deputies initiated CPR, a spokesperson for the...
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Last Post: Aug 14, 2021 11:51pm
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Inmates say they are kept in constant darkness at Miami Correctional Facility
More prisoners have come forward alleging their constitutional rights were violated at the Miami Correctional Facility in Bunker Hill when staff confined them to dark prison cells for weeks on end.
On Thursday three inmates filed legal complaints against prison...
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Last Post: Aug 14, 2021 11:43pm
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Pendleton correctional officer arrested on charges of trafficking, official misconduct
PENDLETON, Ind. — A correctional officer at the Correctional Industrial Facility in Pendleton was arrested Friday on charges of trafficking and official misconduct.
Authorities say 28-year-old Daniel Johnson, who has since been fired from the Indiana Departm...
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Last Post: Apr 13, 2021 6:44pm
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What is the average life expectancy of a corrections officer?
59 years
A recent study of the consequences of job stress in correctional officers revealed that the life expectancy of a correctional officer is 59 years, compared to 75 years for the national average.
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Last Post: Apr 13, 2021 6:22pm
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Name of slain corrections officer released; 3 inmates killed in stabbings at prison since 2017
Sarah Reese
Lake County Courts and Social Justice Reporter
MICHIGAN CITY — A 57-year-old lieutenant has been identified as the correctional officer killed in a stabbing Sunday at Indiana State Prison, the LaPorte County coroner said.
Lt. Gene Lasco, of...
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Last Post: Feb 22, 2021 12:50pm
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At least 11 inmates injured at Marion County Jail II after fight during power outage
At least 11 inmates were injured at Marion County Jail II in downtown Indianapolis early Monday after the power went out, law enforcement officials said.
Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal said deputies responded to the jail at 3:38 a.m. after Indianapolis Power...
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Last Post: Feb 22, 2021 12:38pm
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Indianapolis man who was a Johnson County Jail inmate found dead Monday
Justin L. Mack
Indianapolis Star
Johnson County officials are investigating after an inmate was found dead in his cell early Monday.
According to Johnson County Sheriff Duane Burgess, correctional officers were performing watch patrols around 1:06 a.m., when the...
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Last Post: Feb 22, 2021 12:34pm
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Sally port is still here?
Can'r belive this is still active.
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Last Post: Jan 21, 2021 5:28am
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Two former correctional officers receive prison terms for assault of inmate
Aug 5, 2020
Two Pendleton Correctional officers sentenced to prison
ANDERSON — Two former correctional officers at the Pendleton Correctional Facility have been sentenced to prison terms for the assault of an inmate.
On Tuesday, Madison Circuit Court Div...
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Last Post: Jan 14, 2021 10:57am
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Indiana State Prison Officer Arrested for Trafficking Cell Phones
07/10/2020
Michigan City, Ind. - On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, during routine entrance procedures, which include searching the staff property prior to entering the Indiana State Prison, Correctional Officer Portia Williams was detained for allegedly attempting to traf...
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Last Post: Jan 14, 2021 10:38am
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Correctional Officer Arrested for Battery at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility
March 13, 2020
CARLISLE, Ind.–A correctional officer is accused of committing battery against an inmate at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility.
The Indiana Department of Correction says the incident in question happened February 27 and the inmate was...
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Last Post: Jan 14, 2021 10:36am
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Inmates penned romantic letters to prison guard accused of trafficking cellphones, cops say
Jul 10, 2020 Updated Jul 25, 2020
MICHIGAN CITY — An Indiana State Prison prison guard was arrested earlier this week after a search of her personal property discovered she was attempting to traffic cellphones into the prison, authorities said.
Cellphones,...
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Last Post: Jan 14, 2021 10:34am
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Former correctional officer arrested after trafficking investigation
Dec 31, 2019 / 04:48 PM EST / Updated: Dec 31, 2019
PLAINFIELD, Ind. — A former Indiana Department of Corrections employee was arrested Monday evening after an investigation into alleged attempted trafficking.
The department said the arrest comes after an...
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Last Post: Jan 14, 2021 10:26am
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3 southern Indiana inmates and a corrections officer arrested on battery charges
Jul 7, 2020 Updated Jul 7, 2020
MADISON, Ind. (WDRB) -- Three southern Indiana inmates and a former corrections officer were arrested on misdemeanor battery charges.
Indiana State Police said last July, inmates Tyler Dukes, Jason Spicer and Steven Oneal beat up a...
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Last Post: Jan 14, 2021 10:22am
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Southern Indiana corrections officer arrested on charges of sexual misconduct, trafficking with inma
Aug 17, 2020 Updated Aug 18, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Washington County, Indiana, corrections officers is now on the other side of the jail cell.
Indiana State Police on Monday arrested Jacob Silverthorn, 27, of Salem, on charges of sexual misconduct an...
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Last Post: Jan 14, 2021 10:20am
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Indiana State Prison correctional officer arrested for alleged official misconduct
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind.—An Indiana State Prison correctional officer was arrested on July 8 for allegedly attempting to traffic cell phones, according to the Indiana Department of Correction.
During routine entrance procedures on Wednesday, which includes a sear...
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Last Post: Jan 14, 2021 10:17am
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Corrections officer arrested in connection with triple stabbing that left 2 dead Indianapolis
NDIANAPOLIS — A Madison, Indiana corrections officer has been arrested in connection with an early May triple stabbing that left two dead in Indianapolis.
Kristen Wolf, 28, was taken into custody on May 23.
According to police, the responded to a home in...
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Last Post: Jan 14, 2021 10:16am
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Inmate accused of molestation dead after apparent assault at Marion County jail
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The death of an inmate at the Marion County jail is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
IMPD officers were called to Eskenazi Hospital Saturday around 10:30 p.m. on a report of...
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Last Post: Oct 11, 2020 3:13pm
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Inmate throws female officer headfirst off second story balcony
“He was upset because they woke him up to search his cell.”
Georgia – In Carroll County, Georgia, a female detention officer was nearly murdered by a male inmate inside the Carroll County Jail on Sunday after she was thrown from the second st...
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Last Post: Feb 15, 2020 3:37pm
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Former Miami County corrections officer pleads guilty to dealing drugs
LOGANSPORT, Ind. (WLFI) — A former corrections officer will spend nearly a decade in prison for dealing drugs. According to the Cass County prosecutor, Heaven Fair of Logansport pleaded guilty to dealing meth.
She has been sentenced to nine years in the D...
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Last Post: Feb 11, 2020 10:06am
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State police investigate inmate stabbing at Miami Correctional Facility
BUNKER HILL, Ind. (WLFI) — An inmate was severely injured after a stabbing Tuesday afternoon at the Miami Correctional Facility, according to Indiana State Police.
ISP said evidence shows 27-year-old Arthur Andrews of Indianapolis was stabbed multiple tim...
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Last Post: Feb 11, 2020 10:03am
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Former correctional officer sentenced for conspiring to sell handgun to an inmate
A former Tippecanoe County correctional officer has been sentenced to three years for his role in conspiring to illegally sell a handgun with an inmate.
LAFAYETTE, IND. (WLFI) — A former Tippecanoe County correctional officer has been sentenced to three ye...
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Last Post: Feb 11, 2020 10:01am
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Woman, with kids, smuggled drugs into prison
CONCORD, Mass. (AP) — A woman visiting a Massachusetts prison with two young children was caught trying to smuggle drugs into the facility over the weekend, prisons officials say.
The package of eight suboxone strips was found in the possession of an inmate...
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Last Post: Feb 4, 2020 12:59pm
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Indiana will pay inmate $100K for each year he spent in solitary, lawyers say
From the Indianapolis Star.
In his own words, Jay Vermillion described his temporary home at the Westville Correctional Facility, inside a unit that housed the “worst of the worst.”
Vermillion spent 23-24 hours a day in a cold “concrete tomb w...
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Last Post: Feb 4, 2020 12:44pm
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Ex-Marion County Jail II officer loses job at Nevada facility after neo-Nazi posts found
From the Indianapolis Star.
A former Marion County jail officer has been placed on leave from his job at a Nevada immigration detention center after reports emerged he authored dozens of posts on a now-defunct neo-Nazi website, many of which appear to have been wr...
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Last Post: Feb 4, 2020 12:34pm
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Man who provided gun used to kill Boone County Deputy Jacob Pickett sentenced to 46 years
From the Indianapolis Star:
The man who provided the gun used to kill Boone County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Pickett in March 2018 has been sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison.
John Austin Ball, 24, pleaded guilty to multiple charges and was sentenced to 46 yea...
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Last Post: Feb 4, 2020 12:37pm
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St. Albans man pleads guilty to shooting an off-duty corrections officer in South Richmond Hill last
A St. Albans man admitted to fatally shooting an off-duty corrections officer during a road rage incident in South Richmond Hill, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Gifford Hunter, 31, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on Dec. 12.
“A petty traff...
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Last Post: Dec 14, 2019 3:43pm
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Plainfield Correction Officer arrested having sexual with inmate
A correctional officer accused of having sex with an inmate multiple times inside a mop closet within the Plainfield Correctional Facility is now facing felony charges.
Leah T. Myers, 29, of Indianapolis, has been charged in Hendricks County with sexual miscondu...
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Last Post: Dec 4, 2019 7:13am
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Madison County corrections officer arrested after allegedly stealing medication from inmates
ANDERSON, Ind. – A corrections officer in Madison County faces charges after allegedly stealing medication from inmates.
The officer, 27-year-old Christina R. Ball of Anderson, was arrested on Sept. 24 and charged with one count of official misconduct, a lev...
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Last Post: Oct 18, 2018 4:29pm
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Correctional officer accused of trafficking with inmate in Pendleton
PENDLETON, Ind. — A correctional officer at the Pendleton Correctional Facility is facing felony charges for allegedly trafficking with an inmate and having an inappropriate relationship with him.
Valeshia Griffin was arrested Wednesday following an investig...
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Last Post: Oct 18, 2018 4:23pm
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Indiana prison guard accused of taking bribes, allowing inmates to have sex with visitors
An Indiana federal corrections officer is facing a host of charges after prosecutors say he allowed inmates at a Terre Haute prison camp to have sex rendezvous in exchange for bribes of cash and prescription medication.
Prosecutors allege that Leon Perry III, 41...
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Last Post: Oct 18, 2018 4:05pm
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Woman arrested for carrying drugs during jail visit
GREENCASTLE, Ind. (WISH) – A woman was arrested while carrying drugs during a jail visit.
According to the Putnamville Correctional Facility, 33-year-old Sarah Elizabeth Maxie was taken into custody.
Authorities say Maxie and her young daughter were attem...
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Last Post: Jul 27, 2017 11:43am
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Woman accused of trafficking with inmate in Plainfield
PLAINFIELD, Ind. – A woman was accused of trafficking with an inmate at the Heritage Trail Correctional Facility Sunday.
Correctional officers said Holly Nethercutt of Lafayette was planning to visit inmate Cory Balser when she admitted to authorities that s...
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Last Post: Jun 7, 2017 6:36pm
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Woman charged with attempting to bring contraband into prison
Jasmon Hollingsworth of Indianapolis was arrested June 2 after admitting to investigators to trafficking contraband at the Plainfield Correction Facility with Indiana Department of Corrections offender Kenneth Phillips.
Hollingsworth was transported to the Hendric...
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Last Post: Jun 7, 2017 6:32pm
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