Danelo Cavalcante: Security lapse let killer 'crab walk' out of US prison
Danel Cavalcante used the same escape route taken by another inmate who fled earlier this year.
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Ex-US prison counselor admits accepting bribe from Galleon's Rajaratnam
By Nate Raymond BOSTON A former correctional counselor at a federal prison in Massachusetts pleaded guilty on Wednesday
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Terror suspect on the run after escaping London prison
A serving member of the British Army awaiting trial on terror charges escaped from prison in London on Wednesday, the city's Metropolitan Police said.
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Pennsylvania police broadcast message from escaped murderer's mother encouraging him to surrender
Pennsylvania police are broadcasting a message from escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante's mother urging him to surrender, as authorities narrow in on a 2-mile area where they believe he is hiding.
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Teacher suicide exposes parent bullying in S Korea
The tragedy has unleashed a wave of anger from primary school teachers across the country.
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Minnesota jail in lockdown as 100 inmates refuse to return to cells
Prisoners are reportedly protesting conditions at the facility amid hot conditions.
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Dozens of prison officers freed after being taken hostage in Ecuador jails
Fifty prison guards and seven police officers have been freed after being taken hostage by inmates held in six prisons across Ecuador, authorities said, part of a coordinated protest against security operations being conducted inside the country's violence-plagued penitentiaries.
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Inmates free 57 Ecuador prison guards after stand-off
Officials say the prison riots are a response by criminal gangs at attempts to curb their power.
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Ecuador prison violence: Dozens of guards taken hostage
More than 60 officials are held in separate jails, as car bombs target the country's prisons authority.
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Some 60,000 people return from prison each year. Her program is now a nationwide model for providing second chances
For 25 years, Susan Burton has dedicated herself to helping women rebuild their lives after prison. Today, she's established an alliance that helps others around the world follow her path.
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Convicted murderer escapes prison outside Philadelphia
An inmate considered "extremely dangerous" escaped a prison in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Thursday morning, according to local officials.
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US detainee Paul Whelan seen inside Russian prison in rare video released by state media
Rare new video has emerged showing detained American Paul Whelan, who has been held in Russia for more than four years, inside his prison camp.
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