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Dallas state jail, Mineral Wells center to close

State prison system officials have decided to not renew contracts for operating the privately managed Dawson State Jail in Dallas and the Mineral Wells Pre-Parole Transfer Center.

'Grinch' back in jail, this time accused of burglary of garage in Aledo

Dana Lanette Brock, 44, was in the Parker County Jail on Thursday, accused of stealing items from an Aledo garage.

Court: Calif. erred in new lethal injection regs

"The public that participated in the CDCR's rulemaking process was not so fully informed.

Iranian director facing jail appears in Cannes

Rasoulof is also Iranian, his movies are banned in his homeland and he's been sentenced to jail by the Islamic regime there.

Dallas DA seeks to return Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent to jail

"It's totally up to the judge," Denmon said, "but we're going to be asking him to put [Brent] in the jail.

Gas money dispute leaves one woman dead in Dallas, her cousin in jail

DALLAS A dispute over gasoline money left a young woman dead early Sunday and her cousin in jail accused of running over her twice then driving home and going to bed, police said.

Indian actor Dutt surrenders to serve jail time

The 53-year-old actor served 18 months in jail before being released on bail in 2007 pending an appeal, so he's to spend the next 3 1/2 years behind bars.

Jail treatment possible for mentally ill suspects

In a unanimous vote on Wednesday, the Texas House Committee on Corrections approved a jail-based pilot program for restoring a person's ability to strand trial.

N. Calif. officers seek triple homicide suspect

SWAT teams from three counties and a team from the California Department of Corrections, as well as federal law enforcement officials and local police have joined the hunt for a Northern...

Inmate in Houston-area robbery case escapes jail

An inmate at a Houston-area jail has escaped and investigators believe the bank robbery suspect went over a wall.

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PINELLAS PARK, Fla.: Fla. deputy fired for allegedly slapping inmate

A Pinellas County Jail deputy has been fired after she allegedly slapped a female inmate and...

Pierce County Jail is the one constant in his life

He was back in jail Feb. 19 for violating a no-contact order and then released March 13.

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June 18 DVD roundup

Now he has to return to a world he no longer knows and his reentry into the outside world may...

Clifford Sloan Selected As Guantanamo Closure Envoy By Obama

Detainees had blocked 147 of the prison's 160 cameras, according to a military official.

Daily Kos: Midday open thread

Say what you will about the positions of the two men, Thoreau DID spend his night in jail.

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Detainees' defense lawyers want ICRC's secret Guantanamo files

The 9/11 defendants, and about 10 other captives who were previously held in secret CIA prisons,...

Kerry Associate Chosen for Post on Closing Guantánamo Prison

In Iraq we've turned over prisoners, and we've transferred facilities to the Afghan government.

Woman sentenced to die to be released; man faces endangerment charges

An Indiana woman put on death row at age 16 for killing an elderly Bible school teacher is...