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Prison guard sentenced for attacking prisoner

Taipei Times 17 Jan 2026
The High Court has sentenced a former corrections officer at Tainan Prison surnamed Yeh (葉) to 10 months imprisonment, deferred for two years, and fined NT$50,000 for physically abusing a prisoner, surnamed Liang (梁), in May 2023.
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Prison guard accused of failing to step in during fatal inmate beating pleads to reduced charge

Niagara Gazette 17 Jan 2026
UTICA — A New York prison guard accused of failing to intervene as fellow officers beat an inmate to death pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment Friday after jurors deliberating over a more serious manslaughter charge said they were deadlocked ... .
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Prison guard targeted kids for sex as they walked to school in Fresno, police say

Fresno Bee 16 Jan 2026
Police investigators are asking anyone with tips on additional victims to contact detectives ... .
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New York prison guard ‘did nothing’ as inmate was beaten to death: prosecutors

New York Post 16 Jan 2026
A New York prison guard who stood idly by as other guards beat a handcuffed inmate to death should be convicted of manslaughter, prosecutors argued Thursday ... Fisher was among 10 prison guards indicted ...
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Former prison guard pleads guilty in Robert Brooks trial after jurors became deadlocked

The Post-Standard 16 Jan 2026
... to resume deliberations in trial of three guards accused of killing Robert Brooks Deliberations continue for 3rd day in Robert Brooks murder trial as jury asks to review videos and testimony.
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Former prison guard was smiling, laughing, ‘watching the show’ as Robert Brooks was killed, DA says

The Post-Standard 16 Jan 2026
Former prison guard says Robert Brooks’ case was not first time officers wrote fake reports Former corrections officer never touched Robert Brooks but had a ‘duty to intervene’ in fatal beating, DA ...
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Iowa Supreme Court says state can be sued over prison guard's slaying

The Valley News 15 Jan 2026
The Iowa Supreme Court says the wife of a prison guard murdered at the Anamosa State Penitentiary five years ago may continue her ⁠lawsuit against the Iowa Department of Corrections ... .
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Prosecutor argues New York prison guard’s inaction contributed to inmate’s death

Bangor Daily News 15 Jan 2026
(AP) — A New York prison guard who failed to intervene as he watched an inmate being beaten to death should be convicted of manslaughter, a prosecutor told a jury Thursday in the final trial of ...
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Prison guard involved in foiled 1988 escape attempt takes court action against Defence Forces complaints tribunal

The Irish Times 15 Jan 2026
A former Portlaoise Prison guard involved in a foiled 1988 escape attempt by a paramilitary prisoner, but who was later dismissed, has taken a High Court challenge against a Defence Forces complaints process tribunal that refuses to hear from him.
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Former prison guard says Robert Brooks’ case was not first time officers wrote fake reports

The Post-Standard 15 Jan 2026
Former corrections officer never touched Robert Brooks but had a ‘duty to intervene’ in fatal beating, DA saysTrial begins for final former prison guard charged in fatal beating of Robert ...
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Maine State Prison guard killed in crash

Bangor Daily News 14 Jan 2026
FRIENDSHIP, Maine — A Maine State Prison guard died Tuesday night in a motor vehicle crash ... County Sheriff’s Office, Maine State Prison, Hall Funeral Homes, and Maine Towing and Collision.
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Michigan prison guard charged with having videos of child being sexually assaulted

Michigan Live 13 Jan 2026
SAGINAW, MI — A Michigan Department of Corrections officer is charged with having child pornography. Officials on Jan. 5 issued a warrant for 26-year-old Luke P. Young. Four days later, Young appeared before Saginaw County District Judge Terry L ... Army ... 30.
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Man who killed beloved Camp Hill prison guard over loud music complaint learns his sentence

Penn Live 13 Jan 2026
A judge on Monday gave a Steelton man convicted of fatally shooting a beloved Camp Hill state prison guard the maximum sentence ... Saez worked 15 years in a state prison only to have his life ended by a ...
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