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NM man who pulled own tooth in jail awarded $22M

Stephen Slevin is seen before jail and after release. A jury in Santa Fe, N.M., awarded Slevin $22M Tuesday for "deplorable" conditions that allowed him to "decay" for almost two years in solitary confinement. Wrote for help (Image KOB4)

Ga. inmate found after accidental release

Devontae Romeo Roberts was found after mistakenly being released on Monday in Ga. Officials are investigating who was responsible for allowing the 19-year-old to walk out of the jail. Policy not followed (Photo Richmond County Sheriff's Office)

Dangerous prisoner escaped from UK police

John Anslow escaped Monday morning in London with the help of three masked men who ambushed the van he was traveling in from prison to court. He was charged with murder. Considered dangerous (Image Press Association)

Ex-Ohio death row inmate faces retaliation charges

Kenneth Richey is seen in this 2007 file photo in Ottawa, Ohio. Richey, who spent two decades on death row before being released, is accused of leaving a threatening phone message at the courthouse. Could get 10 more years (AP Photo/J.D. Pooley)