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The Associated Press TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. — A grand jury returned dozens of indictments for five inmate murders, assaults against staff and inmates and other violence at a Tennessee prison, District Attorney Danny H. Goodman Jr. announced on Tuesday. The Lake County grand jury returned 50 indictments in 19 cases involving violent acts committed at Northwest Correctional Complex, according to a release from Goodman. Some of those indicted include former staff members and inmates.

By Madeline Buckley Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Corrections confined inmates in “dungeon-like conditions” in solitary confinement and refused to allow them to exercise, causing chronic physical and psychological pain, a complaint filed on Monday alleges.

By Colleen Cronin Boston Herald BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Corrections just opened a new minimum security women’s facility, the only one in the state, to help inmates transition back into the community. But the windows of the Reintegration House at Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Framingham aren’t lined with bars, like other facilities, they’re lined with flower boxes.

By Caroline Zimmerman The Kansas City Star LANSING, Kan. — An inmate in Lansing, Kansas, was sentenced to almost five years in prison Wednesday after attempting to injure two correctional officers with a broomstick. Elijah Reed, 25, pleaded guilty to two counts each of aggravated battery and aggravated assault on May 27, according to a Leavenworth County plea document.

By Karan Singh cleveland.com COLUMBUS, Ohio — Individuals convicted of intentionally killing law enforcement officers could permanently lose any chance of leaving prison under legislation that has generated widespread support in the Statehouse. Ohio law permits the death penalty as well as life imprisonment with or without parole for the aggravated murder of a police officer, prosecutor, first responder or military member.

By Reeti Malhotra The Sacramento Bee NEVADA CITY, Calif. — An inmate who escaped a Nevada County work camp on the Fourth of July, was recaptured by authorities in Mexico two days later, and then released by a Mexican magistrate is at large again, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials announced Thursday. Miguel Banuelos, 49, walked away from Washington Ridge Conservation Camp in Nevada County on July 4.

By John Ungerleider, Ed.D., and Melissa (Mel) Dawson, MFT Successful reentry requires more than vocational training and release planning. Many incarcerated people also need opportunities to develop the interpersonal skills, emotional awareness and accountability that support long-term success after release. At Southern State Correctional Facility (SSCF), restorative reentry education programs seek to build those skills while fostering a more positive environment inside the institution.

SUFFOLK, Va. — Two corrections officers were fired and now face felony charges following an alleged use-of-force case. The incident happened on June 16 at Western Tidewater Regional Jail when an inmate threw water at a corrections officer from his jail cell, WTKR reports. When officers responded to the inmate, the inmate was described as “noncompliant.” The officers used OC spray and then worked to escort the inmate out of the cell, according to court documents.

By Brandyn Wilcoxen The Southern Illinoisan, Ill. VIENNA, Ill. — Staff at Shawnee Correctional Center spent their Friday calling attention to safety issues that have made an already difficult work environment even more dangerous. The Shawnee Correctional Center has been on lockdown for more than two weeks because of not having working radios. This, coupled with chronic understaffing, has created an environment unsafe for both staff and inmates.

By Michelle Hunter The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate GRETNA, La. — Leon Ruffin, the inmate who faked a medical emergency and used a pilfered pepper spray canister to attack and escape from a Jefferson Parish Sheriff Office deputy was found guilty Tuesday following a two-day trial, according to the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office.