Biden signed bill forcing feds to fix prison cameras
The Prison Camera Reform Act, which the Senate passed, now signed by President Joe Biden and became a law on Tuesday. Congress has passed legislation requiring the federal Bureau of…
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NYC correctional officer arrested for lying about inmate with gun
An investigation into a New York City jail has found that a federal correctional officer lied about using a prepaid cellphone to communicate with an inmate who had a gun…
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Prison official at ‘rape club’ tried to suppress complaint
An investigation into a women’s prison in California nicknamed the “rape club” due to all the sexual assaults has found that a high-ranking federal prison official tried to silence a…
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High-ranking prison officials silencing whistleblowers
While a wave of whistleblowers have come out recently exposing abusive behavior in prisons, it hasn’t been easy for them. They are threatened with intrusive, long disciplinary investigations. The Associated…
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Senate launches group to examine conditions in US prisons
The Senate working group, being led by Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., is aimed at developing policies and proposals to strengthen oversight of the beleaguered federal…
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First corrections official from ‘the rape club’ pleads guilty
A women’s correctional institution in California has become notorious for rapes committed by prison staff. The first of four employees prosecuted for being part of “the rape club,” Ross Klinger,…
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Marathon bomber’s money may go to victims
The U.S. attorney’s office in Boston wants to seize the $1,400 COVID-19 stimulus payment convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev received and give it to his victims as part of…
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Epidemic of violence in prisons as inmate stabbed in eye
After the bizarre death of Jeffrey Epstein in prison, officials are taking a closer look at problems within federal prisons. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., called for Bureau…
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Vaccine mandates creating shortage of prison guards
All job industries are hemorrhaging employees due to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Some are more troublesome than others, such as corrections officers, because it’s leaving too few guards per prisoner. The…
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Bureau of Prisons reform: Is Biden overlooking it?
President Joe Biden does not think privately run prisons are the answer to overcrowding inmate populations, but he is overlooking a valuable resource. The President and the Justice Department are…
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Biden may oust holdover director of Bureau of Prisons
Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal, a holdover from the Trump administration, may find himself on the chopping block soon. The agency has come under criticism lately for chronic mismanagement.…
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