New Prisons chief vows to fix crisis, regain trust
New Prisons chief vows to fix crisis, regain trust Newslooks- WASHINGTON (AP) The new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons vowed Thursday that “the buck stops with me” when…
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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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How GOP-led states are using COVID-19 relief funds
Red states intend to use COVID-19 relief funds to build prisons, a wall on the border and pay the fines of businesses that defy President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate. In…
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Prison emergency declared in Ecuador as 116 killed
Authorities in Ecuador say the worst prison bloodbath ever in the country has forced them to declare a state of emergency in the prison system. At least 116 were killed…
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Taliban: The inmates are running the asylum
Now that the tables are turned, the former prisoners in Afghanistan prisons are now the guards. They are taking tours and showing friends their former quarters. The Associated Press has…
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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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Lessons learned as COVID-19 recedes in prisons
Washington, Newslooks, (AP) — Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections officers provided. But he still spent every day…
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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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