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Inmate closer to state funded sex change

Jan. 29: A Virginia inmate appears closer to getting a sex change paid for by taxpayers. WWBT's Diane Walker reports. A Virginia inmate appears closer to getting a sex change paid for by taxpayers. WWBT's Diane Walker reports. (NBC News)

Inmate set tragic Honduras prison fire

Feb. 16: NBC's Kerry Sanders reports that more than 350 people are dead after an enraged inmate set the Comayagua prison in Honduras on fire. Doctors say the survivors suffered burns over 65 percent of their body.  NBC's Kerry Sanders reports that more than 350 people are dead after an enraged inmate set the Comayagua prison in Honduras on fire. Doctors say the survivors suffered burns over 65 percent of their body. (TODAY)

Worldwide cry to save inmate's life

Sept. 18: Thousands of people in Georgia are rallying to save a death row inmate's life — including seven of the nine witnesses who originally testified against him. NBC's Thanh Truong reports.  (Nightly News)Thousands of people in Georgia are rallying to save a death row inmate's life — including seven of the nine witnesses who originally testified against him. NBC's Thanh Truong reports.  (Nightly News)

Inmate wants to stay locked up, attacks guard

April 27: A prisoner of the Pinal County Jail in Arizona punches a prison guard because he did not want to be released. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. A prisoner of the Pinal County Jail in Arizona punches a prison guard because he did not want to be released. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Inmate: Madoff 'distraught' at son's death

Dec. 21: In an interview with The New York Post, a former inmate in the same federal prison as Bernie Madoff said the Ponzi-scheme mastermind In an interview with The New York Post, a former inmate in the same federal prison as Bernie Madoff said the Ponzi-scheme mastermind "didn't come out of his cell" after learning of his son's suicide. NBC's Jeff Rossen reports. (TODAY show)

Cash-strapped Calif. eyes inmate release

July 17: In an effort to close its budget deficit, the Golden State is planning to release thousands of inmates before their time is served, leaving many wondering: Will the plan sacrifice public safety? NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (Nightly News)In an effort to close its budget deficit, the Golden State is planning to release thousands of inmates before their time is served, leaving many wondering: Will the plan sacrifice public safety? NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (Nightly News)

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