Federal warden says he was threatened when he tried to clean up ... - NPR
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 …
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 …
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, …
Prison operator under federal scrutiny spent millions settling ...
Oct 13, 2024 · Details of nearly 80 settlements provided to The Associated Press through public records requests allege brutal beatings, medical neglect and cruelty at CoreCivic’s four prisons …
A warden faced discipline over abuse at a prison. Now he has a new …
Nov 1, 2024 · A warden who oversaw a culture of abuse at two different federal prisons has a new job — running a national training academy for the Bureau of Prisons.
Trump Bars Transgender Women From U.S. Prisons for Female …
2 days ago · The number of people affected is relatively small. There are about 1,500 federal prisoners who are transgender women, according to the Bureau of Prisons.But they represent …
New accounts of abuse at federal prison prompt renewed calls for ...
Jul 6, 2023 · Months after officials closed a violent federal prison unit in Illinois, a new report reveals more accounts of a pervasive culture of abuse inside and calls for an investigation of …
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 …
Justice Dept. Investigating Tennessee Prison Over ... - The New York Times
Aug 20, 2024 · Tennessee Prison Is Under Federal Investigation After Reports of Abuse State audits of the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, outside Nashville, have suggested that …
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 …