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Rape, Crime Rampant Within South Carolina Jail, DOJ Investigators Say
Federal investigators delineated this week, in a scathing e 36-page report , how the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, a large jail in...
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2 days ago2 min read
Wyoming Sheriffs Want Help From The State In Housing Mentally Ill
Wyoming sheriffs for years have been frustrated with the amount of time they’re holding inmates in their jails after judges order them...
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Crime and Justice News
4 days ago2 min read
ACLU Asks Maine To Free Jail Inmates Until Counsel Is Available
After a judge found Maine guilty of failing to provide defense lawyers to people who can’t afford it, them, American Civil Liberties...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 42 min read
Atlanta's County Jail Agrees With DOJ To Fix Poor Conditions
The U.S. Justice Department has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s most populous county after finding that...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 30, 20242 min read
As More Inmates Learn Computer Coding, Can They Get Jobs?
A joint MIT-Georgetown University coding class for inmates is held at Washington, D.C.'s Correctional Treatment Facility, one of two...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 27, 20242 min read
Health Firm Wellpath, Plagued With Wrongful Death Suits, Is Bankrupt
Dozens of wrongful death, personal injury and medical negligence lawsuits filed by prisoners and their families are being delayed because...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 24, 20242 min read
California Deputies Missed Red Flags Prior To Detainee Hanging Himself In Cell
Newly released videos and reports provide further evidence that sheriff’s deputies in Riverside County missed signs that a murder suspect...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Louisiana Looks To Build New Detention Centers, Jails
Local governments in Louisiana have submitted applications to a criminal justice funding commission requesting more than $500 million in...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 3, 20241 min read
1.2 Million People Are Jailed More Than Once A Year, Survey Finds
About 650,000 inmates sit in local jails around the U.S. each day. A new publication of the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI),...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 25, 20242 min read
D.C. Jail Inmates Win Debate With Students Over Life Without Parole
Harold Cunningham was imprisoned up more than three decades ago and told he would never be released after committing a string of armed...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 15, 20242 min read
DOJ Finds Pests, Rampant Violence in Fulton County Jail
In a civil rights investigation launched after the death of a 35-year-old man found to have suffered extreme neglect at Atlanta's Fulton...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 13, 20241 min read
Minnesota To Pay $3.4M Settlement In Detainee Death Case
Hennepin County, Minnesota’s most populous county, will pay $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged jail workers ignored the pleas...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 6, 20242 min read
Philadelphia Releases 100 Jail Inmates Amid Staffing Shortage
One hundred people incarcerated in Philadelphia’s jails awaiting trial have been released as part of an effort to reduce the city’s jail...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 4, 20242 min read
News Probe Finds Lack Of Scrutiny In CA County Jails With 19 Suicides
Some 19 detainees in jails of Riverside County, Calif. died in 2022. That total, the highest the department had reported in at least...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Drugs, Weapons Seized in Sweep Of Jail Where 'Diddy' Combs Is Held
Federal authorities seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices during a sweep of the jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 31, 20242 min read
Inmate Counts Rise In Jails, Prisons Since Pandemic-Era Slowdown
P andemic-era decarceration has stalled, the Vera Institute of Justice says in a new report. About 1.3 million people are being held in...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Federal Agencies Descend On Troubled NYC Federal Jail
Federal agencies launched an “interagency operation” on Monday at the troubled lockup in New York City where Sean 'Diddy' Combs is being...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 27, 20241 min read
NM Jail Officer Accused Of Allowing Attacks On Mentally Ill Inmates
A corrections officer at a New Mexico county jail is accused of orchestrating attacks in the shower on two inmates who suffer from mental...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 23, 20242 min read
D.C. Considers Legislation To Expand Rights Of Pregnant Women Behind Bars
The experiences of several women who have given birth at Washington D.C.'s Correctional Treatment Facility has spurred legislation to...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 16, 20242 min read
Initiative Shines Light On Jailhouse Lawyers
Their names may not appear on court briefs or judicial decisions, but behind the scenes incarcerated people have played a big role in the...
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