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2 days ago · Human Rights activist and the editor and publisher of Prison Legal News Paul Wright discusses the prevalence of solitary confinement and other forms of torture in the US, what it …
A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death …
Nov 15, 2023 · Signed by 14 people incarcerated in one of the highest-security federal prisons in the country, the letter was an urgent warning for prison officials: Several corrections officers …
Major Update on Prison Riot That Killed Three Inmates
Aug 1, 2024 · The Nevada Department of Corrections have identified two of the inmates killed in a deadly prison altercation on Tuesday. The incident at Ely State Prison, the only maximum …
Two inmates killed in fight at Oklahoma prison, more than 30 …
May 12, 2024 · Two inmates were killed and more than 30 others were injured in a massive brawl at an Oklahoma prison, leading to a lockdown, a pause in visitations and renewed calls for …
Federal prisons remain locked down from coast to coast after …
Feb 1, 2022 · The nationwide lockdown affecting 122 prisons continued Tuesday after two inmates involved in a clash at the U.S. Penitentiary Beaumont died in Monday's violence, …
Inside the Bureau of Prisons, a federal agency plagued by ... - CBS News
Jun 16, 2024 · Serial killers and terrorists are among those inside its 122 prisons, which include supermax penitentiaries and minimum security camps. The cost to American taxpayers is …
Thousands of federal inmates become eligible for sentence …
Feb 1, 2024 · Thousands of federal inmates, who are disproportionately Black and Hispanic, became eligible on Thursday for reduced sentences, and in many cases immediate release …
Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of ... - Associated Press News
Jul 25, 2024 · President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption …
Bureau of Prisons closes Thomson federal prison unit after …
Feb 15, 2023 · The Bureau of Prisons is shutting down a unit at its newest penitentiary in Illinois, following an investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project that exposed it was rife with …
Judge reduces prison sentence for Capitol ... - Associated Press News
1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday imposed a one-year reduction in a prison sentence for a man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and then engaged in a pattern of …