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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 ...
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 · Zackaria Luz and Connor Brown were killed in a prison fight in Nevada on Tuesday. Luz was serving time for racketeering while Brown was serving time for robbery with the use of …
Leavenworth's federal prison suspended visits. Inmates and ...
Apr 2, 2024 · Friends and families of inmates at Leavenworth federal prison have not visited their loved ones housed at the facility for more than a month. Brown said she’s only communicated …
Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of crisis-plagued US ...
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 …
Inside the Bureau of Prisons, a federal agency ... - 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 …