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NASHVILLE, Tenn | The Latest: Tennessee inmate executed in electric chair

NASHVILLE, Tenn | The Latest: Tennessee inmate executed in electric chair

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Latest on an execution in Tennessee (all times local):

7:35 p.m.

Tennessee has executed its longest-serving death row inmate, who became the second person to be killed in the state’s electric chair in just over a month.

Corrections officials say 61-year-old David Earl Miller was pronounced dead at 7:25 p.m. Thursday at a Nashville maximum-security prison.

Miller was…

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WASHINGTON | Violence plagued West Virginia prison before Bulger's murder

WASHINGTON | Violence plagued West Virginia prison before Bulger’s murder

WASHINGTON— Long before notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger was killed at a federal prison in West Virginia, lawmakers, advocates and even prison guards had been sounding the alarm about dangerous conditions there. But there has been no public indication that federal prison officials have taken action to address the safety concerns, even as Bulger’s killing marks the third at the…

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COLUMBUS, Ohio | Inmates charged in 2 Ohio prison knife attacks

COLUMBUS, Ohio | Inmates charged in 2 Ohio prison knife attacks

COLUMBUS, Ohio  — Two Ohio inmates have been charged in separate knife attacks at a prison in assaults that severely wounded a guard and injured four prisoners who were unable to defend themselves because they were handcuffed to a table.

The injured guard, Matthew Matthias, suffered 32 stab wounds and numerous internal injuries in the Feb. 20 attack at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in…

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NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine | Suspect in deputy killing held in maximum security prison

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NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine | Suspect in deputy killing held in maximum security prison

NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP) — Officials say the man accused of killing a Maine sheriff’s deputy is being held in the state’s maximum security prison.

The Department of Corrections confirmed that 29-year-old John Williams is detained at the Maine State Prison in Warren. A statement described the move as a routine request by the Somerset County Jail that’s undertaken when additional security precautions are needed for an inmate.

Williams is accused of killing 62-year-old Somerset County Cpl.

Eugene Cole early Wednesday after the two had an encounter on a darkened road in Norridgewock.

Williams was shirtless and shoeless when he was arrested Saturday, the fourth day of a massive manhunt in the central Maine community.

The motive for the killing is unclear. Williams is expected to make his initial court appearance soon.

By Associated Press – published on STL.News by St. Louis Media, LLC(R.A)

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Cortez Berry Moved to Maximum Security Prison

Cortez Berry Moved to Maximum Security Prison

Cortez Berry, the 18-year-old Georgia inmate whose brutal beating made headlines this week, was transferred to a maximum security prison, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The AJC confirmed Thursday that Berry was moved from the Burruss Correctional Training Center in Forsyth, to Smith State Prison in Glennville.

Berry began serving an eight-year prison sentence at Burruss on March 31,…

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