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U.S. Indicts 54 in Nationwide ATM ‘Jackpotting’ Scheme Linked to Venezuelan Gang

Prosecutors describe Ploutus-enabled ATM breaches that allegedly funneled cash to Tren de Aragua, which the U.S. has designated a terrorist group.

Hochul Signs Amended Prison Oversight Law With 24/7 Cameras and New Accountability Rules

Former New York Prison Guard David Kingsley Gets 25 Years to Life for Killing of Robert Brooks

27-Year-Old Dies After Being Found With Ligature at Oakland Courthouse

Jury Convicts Michael Robinson in 2021 Prison Beating Death

Michigan ICE Detainee Dies at Reopened North Lake Facility, Investigation Underway

Philadelphia Federal Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse, Civil Rights Violation

Two Held Without Bond as FBI Sting Ties Metro Detroit Professionals to Child Sex-Abuse Material

Arizona Prison Probes Homicide in Death of Inmate Leon Indian at Yuma Facility

FBI Adds TV Producer Mary Carole McDonnell to Most Wanted Over Alleged Bank Fraud

U.S. Offers $5 Million Reward for Fugitive Los Choneros Leader ‘Churrón’

Drone Drop of Steak, Crab Legs and Marijuana Intercepted at South Carolina Prison

San Diego Sheriff Seeks Up to $1 Billion to Replace Vista Jail and Repair Aging Facilities

Lionsgate Drops Trailer for Wasteman, U.K. Prison Drama Set for February 20, 2026

Louisiana Sheriff Releases Jailbreak Footage as Search for Final Escapee Intensifies

Michigan Prisons to Photocopy All Legal Mail and Shred Originals Starting Jan. 5

Indonesia Hands Over Two Dutch Drug Convicts for Repatriation to the Netherlands

FIU Scientists Build Maggot Molecular Clock to Sharpen Time-of-Death Estimates

Florida Ex-Teacher David McKeown Gets 135 Years for AI-Generated Child Sex Abuse Images and Animal-Sex Crimes

Judge Postpones Revocation Hearing for Morgan Geyser After Group Home Escape