KINSHASA, Congo — A try to jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in the capital killed at least 129 people, most of them in a flash flood, authorities said on Tuesday. A provisional…
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Man whose escape from Kansas prison was featured in book, TV movie dies behind bars
MISSION, Kan. — An inmate whose escape from a Kansas prison hidden in a dog crate became the subject of a book and a TV movie has died behind bars. John Manard,…
Inmates take hostage at Russian prison, reportedly claim support for Islamic State
MOSCOW — Russian National Guard snipers on Friday killed four prisoners who had stabbed four prison guards to death and briefly held others hostage while declaring allegiance to Islamic State group. The…
DNA search prompts arrest of Idaho murder suspect in 51-year-old cold case, California police say
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a California woman more than 50 years ago, authorities said. DNA evidence led investigators to identify…
Prison worker dies at Atwater Federal Prison in Central Valley; possible fentanyl exposure
The mailroom supervisor at a federal prison in Atwater died Friday, as a result of exposure to mail saturated with an unknown substance. A second worker was also exposed and hospitalized, but…