Read more inmates stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19367/inmates.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:03:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73375/inmates-rescue-guard-in-jailhouse-brawl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDeputy Kenneth Moon was alone at his station in a Florida county jail when Douglas Burden got the drop on him. The 24-year-old inmate quickly overpowered the 64-year-old guard, getting him in a choke hold that might have killed him, had a flock of other inmates not jumped into the...http://www.newser.com/story/73375/inmates-rescue-guard-in-jailhouse-brawl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:07:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66476/tubby-texas-con-smuggles-gun-in-flab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn obese inmate in Texas has admitted to smuggling a gun into prison, the AP reports—in between his rolls of fat. Authorities had searched George Vera, 25, at least three times after initially arresting him for selling illegal copies of CDs, but never found the unloaded 9mm pistol. The...http://www.newser.com/story/66476/tubby-texas-con-smuggles-gun-in-flab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 13:10:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66101/judges-calif-must-free-43k-inmates-in-2-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia violates inmates' constitutional rights by cramming them into overcrowded and unhealthy prisons, three federal judges ruled today. They ordered the state to reduce its inmate population of 158,000 by 43,000 over two years, the Los Angeles Times reports. No word yet on whether California will appeal to...http://www.newser.com/story/66101/judges-calif-must-free-43k-inmates-in-2-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 19:49:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64837/us-military-review-calls-for-afghan-prison-changes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfghanistan’s prison system, including the American-run Bagram facility, needs a complete overhaul, according to a new US military review. The current system, which has a dreadful reputation with both human rights advocates and Afghan civilians, houses radical inmates with more moderate prisoners. The offensive in the southern part of the...http://www.newser.com/story/64837/us-military-review-calls-for-afghan-prison-changes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 10:45:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64375/madoff-arrives-at-posh-prison.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBernie Madoff has reached his destination for the next 150 years or so. Clad in a blue jumpsuit, the fraudulent financier arrived at Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina just before noon today, ABC News reports. But the 71-year-old can take heart, because he “hit the inmate lottery,” by...http://www.newser.com/story/64375/madoff-arrives-at-posh-prison.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 13:16:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63373/video-prison-visits-bring-inmates-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFamilies can visit incarcerated relatives from the comfort of their living rooms through a first-of-its-kind program in Indiana, the AP reports. Visitors on the approved list are allowed to schedule video conferences with inmates from anywhere they choose. Prisoners use ATM-like machines set up and paid for by a private...http://www.newser.com/story/63373/video-prison-visits-bring-inmates-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 8:59:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61295/never-mind-gitmo-the-real-prison-problem-is-here.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe collective freak-out over closing Guantanamo proves that Americans do care about prisons and prisoners, but Gitmo “is a mere speck in the eye of America’s larger prison program,” writes Dahlia Lithwick in Newsweek . That’s why Sen. Jim Webb of the “lock ‘em up” state of Virginia is launching a...http://www.newser.com/story/61295/never-mind-gitmo-the-real-prison-problem-is-here.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 9:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60123/how-many-cigarettes-for-a-cell-phone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe know the kind of thing that gets traded on the prison black market: weapons, alcohol, drugs, cigarettes. Now add cell phones to the list, Time reports: Authorities say there is an epidemic of smuggled cell phones, which have been used to orchestrate crimes, plot escapes, and harass witnesses, in...http://www.newser.com/story/60123/how-many-cigarettes-for-a-cell-phone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 12:40:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54903/cash-strapped-calif-considers-selling-san-quentin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome state lawmakers have proposed a novel solution for California's budget problems: sell San Quentin Prison, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Experts estimate the 435-acre site, picturesquely situated on a peninsula overlooking San Francisco Bay, could go for more than $2 billion. About half of that would go toward building...http://www.newser.com/story/54903/cash-strapped-calif-considers-selling-san-quentin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Mar 2009 19:05:52 CDT