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2 days ago2 min read
Federal Prisons Change Rules On Transgender Inmates Under Trump
The Federal Bureau of Prisons laid out strict new guidelines for the treatment of transgender inmates to comply with President Trump’s...
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2 days ago2 min read
'Mass Confusion' As Top Federal Prison Bureau Leaders Leave
At least six top officials at the Federal Bureau of Prisons have announced plans to retire amid questions within the agency about its...
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5 days ago2 min read
New York Prison Guards Charged With Beating Inmate To Death
Six New York prison guards were indicted for second-degree murder in the beating death of a handcuffed inmate, a brutal incident captured...
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Crime and Justice News
7 days ago1 min read
Federal Bureau Of Prisons Facing Major Challenges Amid Leadership Overhaul
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is currently experiencing significant upheaval, with a wave of leadership departures leaving the agency...
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Crime and Justice News
7 days ago2 min read
Why Is Healthcare Behind Bars So Poor?
A  new report  by the Prison Policy Initiative analyzing the causes of poor healthcare in correctional settings around the country argues...
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7 days ago1 min read
In Response To NY Prison Guard Strike, Hochul Threatens To Send In National Guard
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul threatened Tuesday to deploy National Guard troops to restore order as a strike among prison guards across the...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 182 min read
Trump: Ex-Death Row Inmates To Live In 'Monstrous' Conditions
A memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi details how her agency will put into practice an executive order to restart federal executions...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 182 min read
Violence Spikes In Georgia Prisons, With 13 Homicides In A Month
As state legislators work to craft complex and costly plans to fix Georgia’s troubled prison system, they may face an extra challenge:...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 182 min read
WI Gov. Evans Calls For Closing 19th Century Prison, Youth Lockups
Wisconsin’s second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a plan from Gov....
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 172 min read
Cameras Recording NY Prison Beating Reflect Brutal Culture
Guards at New York state's Marcy prison were unaware that cameras attached to their prison jackets silently recorded their fatal beating...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 142 min read
Some States Seek More Prison Spending Amid Fiscal Pressures
As governors and state legislatures shape their corrections budgets, many are struggling to balance major investments in public safety...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 102 min read
PA Gov. Shapiro Calls For Closing Two Prisons, Saving $100M
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed closing two prisons to save the state $100 million per year. He also proposed closing two...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 72 min read
Judge Blocks Trump From Moving Transgender Prisoners
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Federal Bureau of Prisons from carrying out President Trump’s executive order to move...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 72 min read
TX Prison Program Leaves Women With Jobs After Serving Their Time
Thirty women who graduated last week from STRIVE, a highly selective, 12-week reentry program the Texas Department of Criminal Justice...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 62 min read
NJ Advocates Push Relief For Imprisoned Abuse Survivors
In late 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy commuted the sentences of three women convicted for killing abusers. The move came as part...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 62 min read
Georgia Prisons Claim Murdered Inmates Died of 'Unknown' Causes in Multiple Cases
Between 2018 and 2023, the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) reported 142 homicides inside its facilities, including 35 in 2023...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 52 min read
'We Do Not Exist Anymore,' Says Trans Inmate About Trump Policy
Transgender women in federal prisons are being told to hand over any female-identifying clothing and other commissary items, like women's...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 32 min read
MO Opens Prison Nursery To Keep Mothers And Babies Together
Tara Carroll gave birth to her daughter in 2022 while serving a 22-year sentence in Missouri's Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic &...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 312 min read
Trans Community Fears Trump’s New Prison Policies
Dee Farmer knows too well what could happen when a trans woman is placed in a prison for men: abuse and assault from prisoners and...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 292 min read
Report: Prison Discipline 'A System Of Petty Tyranny'
A new report  by the Prison Policy Initiative examining disciplinary rules and punishments in all 50 state prison systems has found that...
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