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Manhunt Underway After Texas Jail Mistakenly Releases Inmate

The release of a man who had been serving a five-year sentence for assault is the second time the jail has released someone prematurely this year.

© Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times

The Harris County jail in Houston. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an inmate who was mistakenly released early Sunday morning.
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4 Inmates Are Killed in Less Than a Month at Nevada Prisons, State Says

The homicides appear to be unrelated, according to prison officials, who said that drugs were believed to have been a contributing factor.

© John Locher/Associated Press

High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs, Nev., where three inmates were killed in the past month.
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At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Did a Detainee Just Faint or Need CPR?

Homeland Security says a detainee fainted. But other accounts say the man was unconscious. One witness said the guards did not seem to know how to check his pulse.

© Eva Marie Uzcategui/Reuters

The immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz.
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