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The Infamous Jail Where Sharks Guarded World's Most Dangerous Criminals
US President Donald Trump has ordered the reopening and expansion of a notorious prison, which was shut down in 1963. Alcatraz is currently a tourist site.
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Woman Guard Accused Of Sexually Abusing "Suitcase Killer", Other Inmates
A former female federal prison guard has been accused of sexually abusing four inmates, including "Suitcase Killer" Heather Mack, at Chicago's Metropolitan Corrections Centre (MCC).
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US Jailbreak Drama Ends With Death of Prison Guard Who Helped Inmate Escape
A bizarre drama that riveted America ended in tragedy Monday as a female prison guard arrested with a fugitive ex-con she allegedly helped to escape died after shooting herself as police moved in to nab them in the climax of a 10-day manhunt.
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30 US Prison Guard Trainees To Be Fired For "Nazi Salute" In Photo
Thirty apprentice prison officers in the eastern United States will be fired for making a Nazi salute in a group photo, the state governor said on Monday.
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US Prison Guards Beat Woman To Paralysis. Lawyer Says State Dodging Bills
When other inmates saw four guards beating a handcuffed Cheryl Weimar outside the prison compound, they initially thought she was dead. The mentally ill 51-year-old woman was limp as the male correctional officers delivered the blows, a federal lawsuit alleges. Her head bobbed along the ground, eyes rolled back.
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Woman Who Says Jeffrey Epstein Raped Her When She Was 15 Sues His Estate
A woman who says Jeffrey Epstein raped her when she was a teenager sued for damages Wednesday as US media reported the disgraced financier's prison guards were asleep instead of checking on him before his apparent suicide.
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The Intriguing Details Of Saddam Hussein's Final Days, Details New Book
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein spent his final days listening to American singer Mary J Blige, eating muffins and telling anecdotes to US prison guards whom he befriended, according to a new book.
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Watch: Inmates Break Out Of Jail To Save Guard's Life
A group of eight handcuffed inmates in the US state of Texas busted out of their cell and saved the life of a prison guard having a heart attack, a media report said today.
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Accused 9/11 Plotters' Objections To Female Guards A Bid To Stall Trial: US Officer
Prisoners' religious objections to being touched by female guards at Guantanamo Bay are an attempt to stall proceedings in the death penalty trial of five men accused of a role in the September 11 attacks, a US military commander testified on Thursday.
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Mexico Sacks Prison Chiefs Over Guzman Escape, Offers Bounty
Mexico's government offered a $3.8 million reward for the capture of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Monday and sacked top prison officials amid suspicions that guards helped him escape.
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Blackwater Guards Get Heavy Prison Sentences in 2007 Iraq Killings
One former Blackwater guard was sentenced to life in prison and three others received 30-year sentences Monday for their roles in a 2007 mass shooting in Iraq that left at least 14 civilians dead.
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California Prisons Alter Treatment of Mentally Ill
California prison officials pledged on Friday to take a gentler approach with mentally ill inmates in one of the largest prison systems in the US after graphic images of prisoners being repeatedly doused with pepper spray in their cells were made public several months ago.
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US Court Authorises Guantanamo Groin Searches
A panel of federal judges has upheld a new policy allowing guards at the US "war on terror" prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to search the groin areas of suspects meeting with their lawyers.
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Hard rockers demand $666,000 after Guantanamo claims
A Canadian hard-rock band says it sent the Pentagon a $666,000 bill after a former Guantanamo Bay guard alleged that the US military used their music to torture detainees.
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Missionary jailed in North Korea wants US to help him come home
A US missionary imprisoned in North Korea for more than a year appeared in front of journalists on Monday, in prison clothes and under guard, asking Washington to help him get home.
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The Infamous Jail Where Sharks Guarded World's Most Dangerous Criminals
US President Donald Trump has ordered the reopening and expansion of a notorious prison, which was shut down in 1963. Alcatraz is currently a tourist site.
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Woman Guard Accused Of Sexually Abusing "Suitcase Killer", Other Inmates
A former female federal prison guard has been accused of sexually abusing four inmates, including "Suitcase Killer" Heather Mack, at Chicago's Metropolitan Corrections Centre (MCC).
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US Jailbreak Drama Ends With Death of Prison Guard Who Helped Inmate Escape
A bizarre drama that riveted America ended in tragedy Monday as a female prison guard arrested with a fugitive ex-con she allegedly helped to escape died after shooting herself as police moved in to nab them in the climax of a 10-day manhunt.
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30 US Prison Guard Trainees To Be Fired For "Nazi Salute" In Photo
Thirty apprentice prison officers in the eastern United States will be fired for making a Nazi salute in a group photo, the state governor said on Monday.
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US Prison Guards Beat Woman To Paralysis. Lawyer Says State Dodging Bills
When other inmates saw four guards beating a handcuffed Cheryl Weimar outside the prison compound, they initially thought she was dead. The mentally ill 51-year-old woman was limp as the male correctional officers delivered the blows, a federal lawsuit alleges. Her head bobbed along the ground, eyes rolled back.
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Woman Who Says Jeffrey Epstein Raped Her When She Was 15 Sues His Estate
A woman who says Jeffrey Epstein raped her when she was a teenager sued for damages Wednesday as US media reported the disgraced financier's prison guards were asleep instead of checking on him before his apparent suicide.
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The Intriguing Details Of Saddam Hussein's Final Days, Details New Book
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein spent his final days listening to American singer Mary J Blige, eating muffins and telling anecdotes to US prison guards whom he befriended, according to a new book.
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Watch: Inmates Break Out Of Jail To Save Guard's Life
A group of eight handcuffed inmates in the US state of Texas busted out of their cell and saved the life of a prison guard having a heart attack, a media report said today.
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Accused 9/11 Plotters' Objections To Female Guards A Bid To Stall Trial: US Officer
Prisoners' religious objections to being touched by female guards at Guantanamo Bay are an attempt to stall proceedings in the death penalty trial of five men accused of a role in the September 11 attacks, a US military commander testified on Thursday.
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Mexico Sacks Prison Chiefs Over Guzman Escape, Offers Bounty
Mexico's government offered a $3.8 million reward for the capture of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Monday and sacked top prison officials amid suspicions that guards helped him escape.
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Blackwater Guards Get Heavy Prison Sentences in 2007 Iraq Killings
One former Blackwater guard was sentenced to life in prison and three others received 30-year sentences Monday for their roles in a 2007 mass shooting in Iraq that left at least 14 civilians dead.
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California Prisons Alter Treatment of Mentally Ill
California prison officials pledged on Friday to take a gentler approach with mentally ill inmates in one of the largest prison systems in the US after graphic images of prisoners being repeatedly doused with pepper spray in their cells were made public several months ago.
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US Court Authorises Guantanamo Groin Searches
A panel of federal judges has upheld a new policy allowing guards at the US "war on terror" prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to search the groin areas of suspects meeting with their lawyers.
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Hard rockers demand $666,000 after Guantanamo claims
A Canadian hard-rock band says it sent the Pentagon a $666,000 bill after a former Guantanamo Bay guard alleged that the US military used their music to torture detainees.
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Missionary jailed in North Korea wants US to help him come home
A US missionary imprisoned in North Korea for more than a year appeared in front of journalists on Monday, in prison clothes and under guard, asking Washington to help him get home.
