Chaos as jail overtaken by inmates who 'overpowered' guards

Detention officers safely released after inmates take control of Bertie-Martin Regional Jail

According to the SBI, a total of 88 inmates and three guards were inside the facility when inmates overpowered staff and seized control of the facility, prompting a large response from multiple surrounding agencies.

Two corrections officers held hostage after inmates take over portions of North Carolina detention center

Inmates at Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center overpowered guards and held two officers hostage before order was restored, authorities said.

Authorities end a takeover at a North Carolina jail hours after inmates overpowered the guards

Inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of a jail in eastern North Carolina.

Police break prison-based extortion gang

Authorities said Thursday they have broken a gang of extortionists headed and largely staffed by convicts that’s thought to be behind a series of arson attacks in the Greater Athens region, including one targeting a prison guard.

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At a B.C. jail, staff fear rot, anti-rat culture could cause more prisoner escapes

A jail that has held the likes of serial killer Robert Pickton, war criminals and Canada’s most notorious gangsters awaiting trials in its segregation cells is in an internal spiral.

Overcrowded and overheated, Korean prisons become intolerable for both inmates and officers

Overcrowded and overheated, Korean prisons become intolerable for both inmates and officers

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Inmates transferred to other facilities after taking control of a North Carolina jail

Inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of a jail in eastern North Carolina early Monday, but the siege ended hours later when law enforcement officers entered the facility and seized control. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Five Taiping prison guards to be charged with injuring inmates during 'riot'

Large group of detainees assaulted when being moved to another block.

With additional fines: Ex-officers receive prison sentences for police brutality

Three of the five former officers accused of police violence will serve fixed prison sentences.

How a Black Inmate Got Away With Stealing $11 Million From a Hollywood Producer

The story of how a Black inmate pulled off one of the biggest heists while serving time in federal prison is almost unbelievable! Let's get into it!

Building Systems of Mutual Aid After Prison | CHR Documentaries

The Return Citizen Support Group in New Jersey has constructed a community that utilizes parallel structures of mutual aid to support formerly incarcerated civilians in their journeys beyond prison. America’s prison system does not end at the prison gate. For millions of formerly incarcerated people, release marks the beginning of another sentence—one enforced not by []

Jail for Limerick man who ‘gloated’ over distress of victims of crime spree on TikTok and losses caused to GAA club

A JUDGE imposed a 12-year prison sentence on a man he said gloated about the distress he caused to his victims on a Tik Tok account called ‘Munster Crime Gang’. At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Francis Comerford imposed cumulative sentences of 29 years and nine months on three Limerick men, including Eddie Carey (31), of [] The post Jail for Limerick man who ‘gloated’ over distress of victims of crime spree on TikTok and losses caused to GAA club appeared first on Limerick Post.

Chaos in KZN as immigrants rush to pop-up repatriation sites

A disused government building in Pietermaritzburg has been occupied

Inmates Seize Control of Jail and Take Guards Hostage

Inmates Seize Control of Jail and Take Guards Hostage

More day releases to help prisons bursting at the seams: NOS

Overcrowding and lack of staff could prompt prisons to put more prisoners on day release, according to justice ministry plans...

¡Liberen a los acusados de Prairieland!

El juicio y la sentencia de los acusados de Prairieland, así como las grotescas penas que se les impusieron el 23 de junio —entre 30 y 100 años de prisión para cada uno de los ocho acusados— fueron lo más parecido a los linchamientos reaccionarios y legales que han sido . . . Continue reading ¡Liberen a los acusados de Prairieland! at Workers.org

North Carolina Jail Standoff Erupts After Inmates Overpower Guards

A tense standoff unfolded Monday morning after inmates overpowered correctional officers and seized control of parts of a detention center in eastern North Carolina, prompting a large law enforcement response and hours

New York’s Prisons Are Stuck in Their Brutal Past, Independent Review Finds

New York’s Prisons Are Stuck in Their Brutal Past, Independent Review Finds

Gardai probe whether Mark Cullen shot dead by own gang as locals tell of 'American style' corner

A gang has been causing widespread fear amid a spate of incidents in the area in recent months. Innocent families have been targeted in late-night break-ins

Inmates run the asylum under Roy Cooper’s soft-on-crime regime

Prisoners took over the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center today, assaulting guards and holding hostages. The riot happened under Roy Cooper’s Democrat ally, Bertie Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin, whom Cooper appointed to the North Carolina Juvenile Justice Planning Committee. “Inmates are running the asylum under Roy Cooper’s soft-on-crime regime. Cooper’s legacy of putting criminals over North Carolinians’ safety and supporting defund the police radicals []

Inmates Take Over Jail, Hold Guards Hostage For Hours

Inmates overpowered correctional officers and seized control of a North Carolina jail Monday morning, holding two guards hostage for hours before state and federal law enforcement retook the facility in a dramatic operation that underscored growing concerns about security and staffing. The incident began around 5 a.m. at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Windsor, ...

Leader of Texas ICE Center Attack Gets 100-Year Prison Sentence

REUTERS—Eight people were each sentenced to 30 to 100 years in prison on Tuesday in connection with violence at a Texas federal immigration facility last year that prosecutors called domestic terrorism. In the incident on July 4, 2025, prosecutors said antifa militants wearing black tactical gear opened fire on law enforcement officers at Immigration and...

Detain, Search, Use Force: Act’s big security guard overhaul

Detain, Search, Use Force: Act’s big security guard overhaul

Court remands three over alleged diversion of govt mosquito nets

The Osun State Police Command has disclosed that three suspects have been remanded in a correctional centre after being arraigned over the alleged diversion and sale of government-owned mosquito nets intended for free distribution under a public health intervention programme. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the [] Court remands three over alleged diversion of govt mosquito nets

Operación Donova: Nerja lawyers jailed for €million inheritance fraud targeting British and Swiss expats

Guardia Civil officers have detained three lawyers and placed eleven others under investigation over a criminal network that stole inheritances []

Three escaped prisoners rearrested by police

Three escaped prisoners rearrested by police

When the Record Doesn’t Follow the Learner

When the Record Doesn’t Follow the Learner quintina.barne Thu, 06/25/2026 - 03:00 AM What practitioners running prison education programs reveal about a failure that affects all learners. Byline(s) Quintina Barnett Gallion

Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC

Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.