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The inmates stole three vehicles in less than two days and are now driving a big rig. Authorities say they should be considered armed and dangerous.

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Both men were serving life sentences and, after a failed suicide, saw the chance to land on death row as a means to essentially shorten those sentences.

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The deputy’s gun, cell phone, and keys to the van were within easy reach, but the inmates used the phone to call 911 and rendered aid until EMS arrived.

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Despite media reports, the homeowner, Patrick Hale, confirmed that he was armed, but never pulled his gun. He thinks the escaped inmates were responding to his car, which looks like a police cruiser.

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The two had been on the run for more than two days after they shot and killed two corrections officers during a prison transport in Putnam County.

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Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, noting the officers’ blood was still on his shoes, adamantly said the inmates needed to surrender before they’re caught.

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With a stroke of his pen, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant legalized death by firing squad in early April to little fanfare.

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The officer, who threatened the victims with a gun, bragged to all of them about previous sexual assaults of inmates, all, he claimed, without consequence.

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Former L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca was sentenced Friday to three years in federal prison for leading an effort to obstruct justice.

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The three inmates, who are already all facing attempted murder charges on unrelated crimes, left both officers injured, one with a broken orbital bone.

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A former Tennessee sheriff admitted in a plea agreement Thursday that he used his position to give perks to female inmates in exchange for sex.

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In the latest push to pressure sanctuary cities to comply with federal immigration enforcement, the Department of Justice sent letters to nine jurisdictions Friday threatening to withhold grant funding.

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