Obama uses Hiroshima visit as opportunity to urge no nukes
By NANCY BENAC and FOSTER KLUG With an unflinching look back at a painful history, President Barack Obama stood on the hallowed ground of Hiroshima on Friday and declared it…
Prison violence
52 dead, 12 injured in riot at northern Mexico prison
By PORFIRIO IBARRA and MARK STEVENSON A brutal fight between rival factions killed 52 inmates and injured 12 at a prison in northern Mexico on Thursday, the state governor said.…
Weekend clash at Oklahoma prison leaves 4 dead, 4 hurt
By SEAN MURPHY Four inmates died of injuries sustained during an attack or fight over the weekend at an Oklahoma prison, officials said, and investigators are trying to determine what…
The cost of leaving Islamic State: Death or jail
By LORI HINNANT and PAUL SCHEMM The man stands furtively on a street corner near the broad avenue cutting through Tunis, his face masked by a hoodie, his tense eyes…
Michigan fighting claims of sexual abuse by teens in prison
By ED WHITE Michigan’s prison system is the target of a class-action lawsuit alleging that guards and other workers failed to prevent the sexual assault of male teen inmates who…
Feds sue NYC over Rikers Island jail violence
By JAKE PEARSON and TOM HAYS Federal prosecutors sued New York City on Thursday to speed the pace of reforms to address what a Justice Department investigation found was a…
Colo official: Saudi inmate investigated in death
By DAN ELLIOTT FILE – In this May 12, 2006 file photo, Sarah Khonaizan. left, and her husband Homaidan Al-Turki, both Saudi citizens, arrive at the Arapahoe County courthouse in…
GOVERNMENT: PRISON MELEE LEAVES 30 DEAD IN BOLIVIA
By CARLOS VALDEZ Inmates relatives surround an ambulance leaving the Palmasola jail in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. At least 15 inmates were killed, many in a fire,…