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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 16, 2026

A Lake County grand jury has returned 50 indictments in 19 cases involving violent acts at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, the Associated Press reports. Among those indicted are former staff members and inmates. According to District Attorney Danny H. Goodman Jr., the cases involve five inmate murders, multiple assaults and charges of rape, kidnapping, possession of controlled substances, official misconduct and violating the oath of office. “Violence within the Department of Corrections has increased significantly in the past few years and we will continue to prosecute these cases to make the penal system as safe as possible for not only the correctional officers but the inmates who are serving a sentence,” Goodman said in a statement.