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After pushback, NY withdraws its plan to consider building a new prison
18+ hour, 9+ min ago (587+ words) Sep 14, 2026 — In recent decades, New York State has closed dozens of prisons, including many in the North Country, as Democratic lawmakers passed criminal justice reforms and the inmate population plummeted. News broke last week that the state has been considering…...
Todd County man sentenced to 30 years for sexually assaulting six children
41+ min ago (185+ words) St. Paul, Minn. (Valley News Live) - A Todd County man will spend the next 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting six children over seven years, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office announced Monday. Mervin C. Kauffman was sentenced Monday to 360 months…...
Defrocked priest convicted of sex abuse in Mass. dies in prison
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (119+ words) A defrocked priest imprisoned for child sex abuse in Massachusetts died in a Maine prison on Friday, according to the Department of Corrections. Ronald Paquin, 83, had been serving time for abusing an altar boy during trips to the state in…...
Video: Sheriff’s deputy assaulted during Columbiana County sentencing hearing
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (201+ words) LISBON - A Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office deputy was attacked during a Monday afternoon sentencing hearing. During a Monday afternoon hearing in Judge Scott Washam’s courtroom, a deputy with the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office was assaulted in the hallway near the…...
Lawmakers probe VT risk containment prison policy
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (818+ words) Vermont lawmakers responsible for overseeing the Department of Corrections are taking a closer look at a department policy that has expanded the criteria the department uses to keep people incarcerated beyond their minimum sentence. The policy, known as risk containment,…...
DA: NC man sentenced to serve decades in prison for child sex crimes
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (176+ words) HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The District Attorney for Henderson, Transylvania and Polk Counties said a Henderson County jury found a North Carolina man guilty on 12 counts of child sex crimes. The district attorney said 46-year-old Christopher Raymond Smith, of Pisgah…...
New York state abruptly withdraws plans to build new prison
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (173+ words) New York state has pulled the plug on plans for construction of a new 3,000-plus bed correctional facility. The state Office of General Services, on behalf of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), posted a request online…...
San Benito quadruple murder suspect denied bond
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (121+ words) The man accused of killing four family members in San Benito has been denied bond. Honduran national Christian Joel Maldonado Pacheco was arraigned on Monday. He was charged with capital murder of multiple persons and three counts endangering or abandoning…...
Norristown man sent to prison for illegal gun possession
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (395+ words) NORRISTOWN — A Norristown man will spend up to a decade in prison for his illegal possession of handguns during two incidents in the borough. Steven Thomas Boone Jr., 34, who listed addresses in the 700 block of Sandy Street and the 800 block…...
Extended: Knack calls for more supports as videos of inmates dropped of in central Edmonton surface
23+ hour, 46+ min ago (76+ words) Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack says the city needs more support to deal with inmates being dropped off in the city upon release. Extended: Knack calls for more supports as videos of inmates dropped of in central Edmonton surface Edmonton Mayor…...