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Prosecutor Seeks Suspension Of CA Prison Conjugal Visits After Deaths
The deaths of two women during conjugal visits with their significant others at a California prison last year should prompt a suspension...
Crime and Justice News
6 hours ago2 min read
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Federal Judge Finds Heat Violates Constitution But Doesn't Require Air Conditioning In Texas Prisons
Housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities that lack air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional,” U.S. District Judge...
Crime and Justice News
1 day ago2 min read
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As In Custody Deaths Mount, Alaska's Lawmakers Shut Down Presentation On Issue
Republican members of an Alaska legislative committee on Tuesday abruptly voted to cancel a presentation about a jump in the number of...
Crime and Justice News
2 days ago1 min read
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Hawaii To Reopen Its Prisons And Jails For Mental Health Services Inspections
Hawaii has agreed to open its prisons and jails for inspection by two national experts who will assess the state’s troubled inmate mental...
Crime and Justice News
2 days ago2 min read
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Case Allowed Trans Prison Care, Which Trump Is Reversing
In 2019, Cristina Iglesias filed a suit that changed the course of treatment for herself and other transgender inmates in federal...
Crime and Justice News
3 days ago2 min read
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Five-State Research Project Promotes More-Humane Prisons
With the nation's prison population standing at about 1.3 million and invovlving 200,000 corrections officers, many inmates still must...
By Ted Gest
4 days ago3 min read
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Ex-Federal Prison Chief Peters Will Work To Fix CA Prison Mental Care
A federal judge is putting control of California’s troubled inmate mental health programs into the hands of an outsider: President...
Crime and Justice News
4 days ago1 min read
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Wisconsin Defenders Concerned Over State's Shredding Inmate Mail
The Wisconsin State Public Defender and other attorneys are expressing concerns over attorney-client confidentiality and the timely and...
Crime and Justice News
4 days ago2 min read
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Judge Orders BOP To Transfer Two Transgender Women Prisoners Back To Women’s Prison
A judge on Wednesday ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer two transgender women inmates back to federal women’s prisons...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 201 min read
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El Salvador Prison Holding U.S. Migrants: No Rehab, Visitors
The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy — a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education are not...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 192 min read
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New York Fires 2,000 Prison Guards For Not Returning After Strike
New York state fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 112 min read
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California Prisons Curb Inmate Movement After 7 Homicides
Faced with seven homicides in the first nine weeks of the year, California prison authorities announced they have restricted inmate...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 112 min read
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New Agreement May End New York State Prison Wildcat Strikes
A new agreement may end wildcat strikes by thousands of New York State correctional officers that have created chaos in the prison...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 102 min read
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New NY Prison Strike Deal Comes With Ultimatum
New York prison officials agreed to a new set of concessions to meet the demands of corrections officers' wi ldcat strike, but the new...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 72 min read
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Faith Leaders Seek Action Before Summer On Prison Heat Conditions
Faith leaders and criminal justice advocates are sounding the alarm about extreme heat in U.S. prisons, warning life-threatening...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 62 min read
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15 Prison Staff Put On Leave After Death Of New York Inmate
Fifteen New York state prison staffers were placed on leave after the death of an inmate, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday. The staffers...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 52 min read
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Firings Begin As NY Prison Strike Drags On
New York prison officials, unsuccessful at negotiating an end to corrections officers' wildcat strike, have shifted to punitive measures,...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 42 min read
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New York Inmate Dies In Prison With Mistreatment History
The New York State Police are investigating the death of a prisoner over the weekend in a facility near the central New York prison where...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 32 min read
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NY Prison Workers Win Concessions As Wildcat Strike Ends
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an agreement to end a wildcat strike that has roiled the state’s prison system for more than a week....
Crime and Justice News
Feb 282 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 242 min read
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