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Crime and Justice News
Feb 8, 20241 min read
Chicago Jail Population Shrinks, Costs Of Running It Still High
The jail population in Chicago's Cook County has shrunk by more than half over the past decade, but the massive reduction hasn’t led to...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Two Men Escape From Arkansas Jail Prompting State Manhunt
Authorities on Tuesday were searching for two men who had escaped from a jail in Central Arkansas and were considered to be dangerous, in...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 11, 20241 min read
Families Of 215 People Buried Behind MS Jail Were Not Notified
A disturbing situation is unfolding in Jackson, Miss. Hundreds of unmarked graves were found, and the state is making families pay to...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 9, 20242 min read
Arrest Of New Orleans Jail Deputies For Smuggling Opiate Drug Signals Thriving Market Inside
The opioid epidemic has created an underground market inside the Orleans Parish jail for Suboxone, a prescription drug used to treat...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 8, 20242 min read
California County Facing Legal Action For Custody Deaths
Riverside County, Ca., is facing legal action after a 21-year-old woman committed suicide while in jail custody. A lawsuit filed by the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 4, 20241 min read
Decade-Long Battle Against New Orleans Jail Annex Draws to a Close
It may be the nation’s longest-running fight against the construction of a jail. To anti-incarceration advocates in New Orleans, the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 3, 20242 min read
Seattle Federal Jail Faces Staffing Crisis
Frank Coluccio had two hours of his shift to go at the federal detention center in SeaTac when he was given the news: “You’re being...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 27, 20232 min read
Houston Inmates Get Shipped Far Away To Lockups With Less Oversight In Response To Jail Overcrowding
Evan Lee had trouble getting the medication he needed for mental illness and other health issues after being booked into the Harris...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 20, 20232 min read
Are Jail Video Visits A Good Substitute For In-Person?
The holidays are all about trying to spend time with family, a hard thing to do when a family member is behind bars. And it's even harder...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Federal Judge Holds New York City in Contempt Over Rikers Jail Issues
A federal judge held New York City in contempt Thursday for failing to cooperate with the federal monitor tracking violence and uses of...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 14, 20231 min read
National Jail Population Increased Last Year After A Pandemic Drop
The nation's jails had 663,000 inmates as of mid-2022, 4% more than a year earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reported on...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 13, 20232 min read
Poor West Virginia Jail System Conditions Improving, Officials Say
Issues in West Virginia’s jail system — which have led to lawsuits alleging that inmates are subject to inhumane conditions — have been...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 12, 20231 min read
Indiana Family Settles For $7.25 Million Over Jail Death
The family of a man who died after he was locked in solitary confinement for 20 days, suffered a mental health crisis and lost 22% of his...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Nearly 500 Lawsuits Allege Sexual Abuse At Rikers Island Over Decades
Of the more than 2,500 lawsuits filed under a special New York law, nearly 20% allege sexual violence against current or former prisoners...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 5, 20231 min read
New York AG Joins Calls for Federal Takeover After Rikers Inmate Death
New York Attorney General Letitia James is calling for the federal takeover of Rikers Island following a recent death, Gothamist reports....
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 5, 20231 min read
San Mateo Inmates Fight Back Against Ban on Physical Mail
Multiple inmates incarcerated in Redwood City, California jails claim the county violated their First Amendment Rights by banning...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 20, 20232 min read
U.S. Backs Federal Takeover Of Troubled NYC Rikers Jail
Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor and lawyers for people detained in the Rikers Island jail complex asked a judge to take the rare step...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 17, 20231 min read
New DOJ Center Will Assist Local Jails With Safety And Standards
The U.S. Justice Department launched the Jails and Justice Support Center (JJSC), meant to assist jail administrators in improving safety...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 15, 20231 min read
Recorded Prison Calls Lead to Arrest of Grandmother in Killing-for-Hire Case
Recorded jail-phone calls led to the arrests of Donna Sue Adelson, 73, at the Miami International Airport. Adelson, 73, a woman...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 15, 20231 min read
Two Oldest Wisconsin Prisons To Ease Lockdown Restrictions
After staff shortfalls and overcrowding that left prisoners spending months on lockdown, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Department of...
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