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  Prosecutor: Gang leader ordered henchmen to kidnap, kill from prison - Prosecutors told jurors at the opening of Kelvin Melton's trial that they wiretapped a cellphone he used inside prison

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  Mont. inmate escapes while doing garden maintenance - The inmate was serving a five-year sentence for criminal possession of dangerous drugs

• COs charged with smuggling drugs, phones into Del. prison - The two correctional officers have been arrested on charges of smuggling drugs and cell phones to inmates in return for bribes

• Man gets prison for calling 50 fake emergencies to 911 - The calls included false claims of police-involved shootings, law enforcement in need of assistance and fires with people trapped

• Officials: 5 inmates wounded during DC jail fight - Five men sustained lacerations and wounds from homemade shanks and weapons

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  Iowa Supreme Court bans life without parole for teen killers - The court ruled 4-3 that the sentence amounts to cruel and unusual punishment under the Iowa Constitution

• W. Va. warns 55 prison educators of possible layoffs - A letter was sent Thursday to the teachers and principals at adult prison facilities

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  Drew Peterson defense expected to begin calling witnesses - Peterson is accused of trying to hire someone while in prison to kill former Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow

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  Why cultural diversity training matters for COs - In this video, Joe Willis highlights the importance of cultural diversity training for law enforcement officers. The main purpose of training is to instill a sense of community no matter where you are. Throughout his trainings, he is sure to develop the program based off of the neighborhoods through personal communication and relationship building. Although each training session is unique, each circuit defines “implicit bias”, promotes the courage to implement these practices, as well as generate a total buy-in from top to bottom.

• White House announces sentence commutations for 58 convicts - Announcement part of an effort to reduce long prison sentences for certain federal drug offenders

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  Freedom to Play: Music As Prison Rehabilitation - Can music heal us? The Decoda chamber ensemble is convinced it can by making music accessible to everyone. Every year, the New York City-based collective spends one week at the Lee Correctional Institution teaching inmates at the maximum security facility to play and compose music as part of a rehabilitation program.

• Report: 135K Ky. kids have had parent in jail - Nationwide, about 5.1M children have experienced parental incarceration

• Ninja Burglar behind more than 100 break-ins takes plea deal - Prosecutors said he had been linked to 160 in that borough, and was responsible for upward of 200 overall

• Mo. Senate OKs prison options for kids guilty of murder - Under the bill, a 16- or 17-year-old could be sentenced to a minimum of 50 years without parole

• No charges for CO who killed biker in Denver brawl - Seven other people were shot, stabbed or beaten during the brawl

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