Cook County, Ill., Jail Population Drops After Law Barring Cash Bail
The population of Chicago's Cook County has dropped 10.4% since the first week of August and dipped below 5,000 for only the second time...
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Oct 10, 20232 min read
Inmates Treated with Ivermectin in Arkansas Jail Get $2000 Settlement
When five detainees at the Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville, Ark., got sick with COVID-19 in August 2021, they were...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 5, 20232 min read
Planned Closing Of Syracuse-Area Jail Prompts Political Skirmish
When Tobias Shelley, the new Sheriff of Onondaga County, N.Y., (which includes Syracuse) took office, he was told that the local...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 5, 20232 min read
Minn. County Will Pay $12.2M To Ex-Jail Inmate Over Lack Of Treatment
A Minnesota county will pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving but ended up losing both...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 26, 20232 min read
Panel Says Kansas City Overuses Its Jail, Seeks Alternatives
One of the most effective ways to make sure a defendant shows up at their trial is to send them a text reminder with the court date....
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 22, 20232 min read
Pennsylvania Jail Will Spend Millions To Improve Security After Escape
The Pennsylvania prison jail where convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante escaped plans to spend up to $3.5 million on security...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Nine Memphis Deputies Indicted In Death Of Jailed Black Man
Nine Memphis jail deputies were indicted in the death of 33-year-old Black man Gershun Freeman, who was having a psychotic episode when...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Officials Seek Overcrowding Fix At Atlanta's Fulton County Jail
Conditions in Atlanta's Fulton County Jail have been a hot topic after the U.S. Justice Department launched a civil probe to examine...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 21, 20232 min read
Milwaukee’s County Jail Criticized After Six Deaths Over 14 Months
Citizens have demanded an explanation for deaths at the Milwaukee County Jail, where six people have died over the past 14 months as city...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 20, 20232 min read
After Falling During Pandemic, Prison, Jail Numbers Rose Last Year
The number of prisoners across the U.S. increased 2% last year, from 1,205,100 to 1,230,100, the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 12, 20232 min read
NYC Correction Department Spends $150K On Sniper Rifles, Accessories
New York City’s Department of Correction has made its third purchase of sniper rifles and accessories in less than a year – this time...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 8, 20232 min read
MN Inmates 'Free Writers' Program Yields Justice System Insights
Before handing pencil and paper to a group of inmates who attended a writing workshop in jail, Nate Johnson said he is a recovering...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 8, 20232 min read
Sixth Inmate Dead In Six Weeks At Atlanta's Fulton County Jail
Another inmate at Atlanta's Fulton County Jail is dead, marking the sixth inmate death in six weeks, and the tenth this year at the...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 23, 20231 min read
NY Jail Settlement Could Deal Out $10 Million In Compensation
A proposed settlement for people in a Brooklyn, N.Y.,jail who had no electricity or heat for a week during a 2019 polar vortex could...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 21, 20231 min read
NYC Plans World's Tallest Jail in Chinatown, Disrupting Local Culture
For nearly two centuries, New York City’s Chinatown has been home to a quintessentially American story: immigrant workers and their...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 20, 20232 min read
Poor Conditions In GA Jail Where Trump Defendants Face Booking
Former president Trump and his 18 co-defendants in a racketeering case have until next Friday to surrender in Atlanta and be booked at...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 11, 20231 min read
NJ Supreme Court Upholds $1.5M Verdict For Suicide In County Jail
The New Jersey Supreme Court upheld a $1.5 million verdict after Ocean County Jail officials tried to dodge a lawsuit from the widow of a...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 10, 20232 min read
NYC Jail Board Majority Seeks Outside Authority To Run Facilities
In an effort to reassert its authority, a New York City agency responsible for protecting the rights of prisoners is suing the Department...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 28, 20232 min read
Mississippi Jails Mentally Ill Without Charges
A new survey of counties and an analysis of jail dockets in Mississippi found that people going through the civil commitment process for...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 27, 20232 min read
In-Person Polling Location Active At Dallas County Jail
Officials approved an in-person polling location at the Dallas County Jail last spring after only allowing absentee ballots that could be...
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