Jail and Corrections

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (358+ words) PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WWAY-TV) — A Holly Springs man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday after pleading guilty to the first-degree murder of a Surf City woman in 2022. Charles Haywood, 26, appeared in Pender County Superior Court…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (287+ words) A gang-related fight at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Sept. 6 sent multiple incarcerated people for medical treatment and led to lockdowns at the federal facility, according to the New York Daily News. The Bureau of Prisons confirmed that…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (338+ words) Sean Combs is currently serving time in a New Jersey federal prison. NEW YORK -- Sean "Diddy" Combs has not paid his civil attorneys in more than six months and has failed to cooperate with them in his defamation case against…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (689+ words) By CHRISTINE RENDÓN, US SENIOR REPORTER and DIANA COOPER, US SENIOR SHOWBIZ REPORTER Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs are seeking to be relieved as counsel for the incarcerated music mogul in his defamation case against multiple parties, alleging the rapper…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (88+ words) Sep 15, 2026, 9:15 PM A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for shooting another man while at a recording studio in Manhattan in March 2024. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says 26-year-old Zykil Adamson stole an imitation pistol from the victim…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (202+ words) Performance data for the first four months of Fiscal Year 2026 showed juvenile detention admissions fell slightly, from 833 to 802 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to figures published on NYC.gov. The average daily population rose during the…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (404+ words) "Taller than the Statue of Liberty": Key figures of the "Jailscraper" project Details of the new structure appearing in the New York sky: The world's tallest prison: The building will reach a height of 102 meters, surpassing New York's 93-meter symbol,…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (631+ words) Several inmates’ injuries were so severe that they had to seek medical treatment outside of the jail, according to federal officials Multiple inmates have been stabbed and slashed during a major brawl at the federal jail in New York City…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (280+ words) The Korea Daily LA Koreatown gang leader — Faces Life in Federal Prison LA Koreatown Gang Leader Faces Maximum Life Sentence An LA Koreatown gang leader operating in Southern California is facing a potential life sentence on federal drug and racketeering…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (925+ words) Published Sep 15, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET New York City is taking steps to reduce the number of teens in juvenile detention following years of overcrowding. The plan, which will be formally unveiled on Tuesday, includes increasing access to community-based programs to reduce…...