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A former police chief was in prison for murder and rape. His escape has left a small town on edge and reopened old wounds
The town of Gateway lies on US Highway 62, a two-lane highway in the northwest corner of Arkansas, less than a mile from the ...
10 years later: North Country community members remember infamous prison escape
Ten years ago, the small town of Dannemora was thrust into the national spotlight when the world discovered that convicted ...
In ‘detention alley,’ a small town benefits from a big ICE facility
WINNFIELD, La. - The 21st century has been tough here in timber country, especially in the small town of Winnfield. Sawmills ...
N.J. couple who got $790K in COVID loan fraud scheme headed to prison
A husband and wife from New Jersey were sentenced to a year in federal prison for lying to obtain $790,000 in federal loans ...
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Bishops condemn El Salvador’s ‘international prison’ where Trump is sending migrants
The bishops called migration a human right—one that should be freely chosen—and shared Pope Francis’ analysis that most ...
Inmate escape from Calico Rock prison leaves small Arkansas town on edge
Grant Hardin, a former police chief serving an 80 year prison sentence for rape and murder, escaped from prison in Calico ...