15 N.Y. Prison Workers Placed on Leave as Inmate’s Death Is Investigated
Gov. Kathy Hochul said that early reports suggested “extremely disturbing conduct” leading to the death of Messiah Nantwi, 22 ...
A South Carolina prisoner is the first executed by a firing squad in 15 years
A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method.
Activists call for closure of upstate New York prison after inmate's death
Activists are calling for changes in New York state prisons as state police investigate the death of an inmate from Harlem.
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South Carolina man is set to become first executed by firing squad in 15 years
Sigmon has one last chance at survival: His lawyers asked Republican Gov. Henry McMaster to commute his death sentence to life in prison. They said Sigmon is a model prisoner trusted by guards and ...
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South Carolina convict inches closer to first US death by firing squad in 15 years
Sigmon’s lawyers have asked McMaster to commute his death sentence to life in prison, arguing that he ... Ronnie Gardner was the last prisoner to be executed by firing squad, in Utah in 2010.
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Prisoners being sent back to jail because it's the 'easiest thing to do', chief inspector of probation says
It comes as the recall population in England and Wales - the number of prisoners sent back to jail after release - has more than doubled in the last decade ... recalled to prison in the year ...
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Brad Sigmon: Death row inmate executed by firing squad, 1st in US in 15 years
The armed prison employees stood 15 feet (4.6 meters ... Ronnie Gardner was the last prisoner to be executed by firing squad, in Utah in 2010. His brother doesn't agree the method is more humane.