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Use of inmates ‘temporary’ until Texas national guard able to help, said sheriff’s office, as facilities in area overwhelmedIn footage which spread rapidly on social media, nine inmates wearing the striped jumpers of the El Paso county jail helped move bodies into mobile morgues.“Having to use inmates tells the story of how short-handed we must be,” El Paso county judge Ricardo Samaniego told local...

Inmates making masks and hand sanitiser to ease shortages are among most vulnerable to Covid-19, prison reformers warnPrison labour is being used to shore up supplies of face masks and hand gels in Hong Kong and the USA as campaigners warn that inmates are among the most vulnerable to Covid-19 infections.Women inmates at the Lo Wu prison in Hong Kong have reportedly been asked...

Draft bill aims to curb rise of pay-per-minute ebooks and costly facetime calls in prisons where visits are banned or restrictedLawmakers in three US states are drafting a bill that they hope will end the growing trend of prisons charging inmates high fees for reading ebooks or making video calls to their families, while paying under a dollar an hour for prison labour.State prisons...

Tova Noel and Michael Thomas were meant to check Epstein every half-hour but they browsed the web and slept, court papers allegeTwo federal corrections officers were indicted on Tuesday for allegedly trying to hide their failure to check on inmates on the night the convicted sex offender and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in his Manhattan cell – a mere 15ft from...

A woman who gave birth alone in her prison cell in Denver is suing the city. Diana Sanchez's legal team allege that jail deputies and nurses ignored her pleas for help during five hours of labourWoman who gave birth alone in Denver jail cell sues city authorities Continue reading...

Lawsuit alleges prison staff and nurses ignored Diana Sanchez’s pleas while she was in labourA woman who gave birth alone in her jail cell in Denver is suing the city after deputies and nurses allegedly ignored her pleas for help during about five hours of labour.Surveillance video released by her lawyer show Diana Sanchez lying down on a narrow bed, crying out in pain,...