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Tennessee inmate Christa Pike said she is still in pain and struggling to understand what happened after she survived a botched execution one month ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The first calls to close Rikers date back to the 1960s, driven by dangers for both inmates and correction officers -- three of whom were injured by an inmate in early September.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

A 10th inmate died on Sept. 20 from a cause that has yet to be determined pending an autopsy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Christa Pike, the Tennessee inmate who survived the state’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, was discharged from the hospital and is back in prison, her attorneys said Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

You could tell that Great Meadow was tighter than Sing Sing; every time this nervous inmate addressed me, even as I was performing the strip-frisk, he called me sir.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Luna has said in the past that he would like to see the aging jail shut down if it is first replaced with a modern facility providing clinical care to inmates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Despite the formidable odds stacked against him he still prepares carefully for every court appearance, taking part in his own defence and helping other inmates with theirs.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

There are also archival pictures of some asylum inmates, their desperation almost palpable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The policy of providing these inmates with the medical care they need has been in place since the first Bush administration.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

Among the inmates, the lower floor is known as The Hole—the place to which difficult prisoners, the “hardrock” troublemakers, are now and then banished.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote