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Crime and Justice News
Sep 14, 20232 min read
Senators Scold BOP Director Peters For Lack Of Transparency
Colette Peters, director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, was scolded Wednesday by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who say her...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Prison Escapees Draw Attention; Nearly All Are Captured
One inmate “crab-walked” his way out of a Pennsylvania prison, jimmying himself between two walls and running across the roof. Another...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 6, 20232 min read
PA School Districts Close Amid Weeklong Hunt For Escaped Convict
Two school districts outside Philadelphia are closed for a second day Wednesday amid a manhunt for a murderer who escaped from prison....
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 5, 20231 min read
MN Prison Resolves Dispute With 100 Protesting Inmates Over Heat
Some 100 inmates protested the conditions of a Minnesota prison after being subject to extreme temperatures, The Guardian reports. The...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 31, 20232 min read
CA Correctional Officers Land $1B Contract as Prisons Shut Down
As California prepares to close several prisons, thousands of correctional officers are eligible to receive $10,000 bonuses through a new...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 31, 20232 min read
Terminally Ill, Disabled Illinois Prisoners Denied Early Releases
Terminally ill or medically incapacitated prisoners can apply for early release. But the Illinois Prisoner Review Board has denied twice...
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By Heaven LaMartz
Aug 23, 20232 min read
Media Stereotypes Hamper Prison Employee Hiring, Retention Rates
Experts dived into the environment faced by corrections workers and discussed potential solutions for improving employment rates during a...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Report: Oregon Prison Has 'Punitive, Para Military Atmosphere'
A new state of Oregon-commissioned report found that its women-only Coffee Creek Correctional Facility has “a punitive, para military...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Texas Inmate Death Toll Rises With Record-Breaking Heat Wave
At least 41 people have died in stifling, uncooled prisons of either heart-related or unknown causes during Texas’ relentless and...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 20, 20232 min read
Understaffed Wisconsin Prison On Lockdown For Over Four Months
Wisconsin prisoners locked in cells for days report walls speckled with feces and blood. Birds have moved in, leaving droppings on the...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Female Inmates Sue Federal Bureau Of Prisons Over Sexual Abuse
Eight inmates at a San Francisco Bay Area federal lockup — dubbed the “rape club” by prisoners and workers alike — filed a lawsuit...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 14, 20232 min read
Heat Waves Afflict Northern Prisons As Officials 'Let People Die'
While sweltering heat in prisons without air conditioning has been an issue in the South, heat waves worsened by climate change are...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 10, 20232 min read
Pat Nolan Disputes DeSantis, Pence Criticism Of First Step Act
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) and former Vice President Mike Pence have attacked Donald Trump for signing the First Step Act, the most...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 9, 20231 min read
West Virginia Approves Corrections Officer Pay Increase As State Is Sued
West Virginia’s Republican state legislature approved more than $21 million in pay increases for corrections officers and bonuses for...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 8, 20232 min read
While San Quentin Undergoes Major Reforms, It Remains Overcrowded
Despite the fact that California's San Quentin prison has been a national leader in arts, athletics, education and media programming and...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 4, 20231 min read
U.S. Prison Officer Charged With Denying Care To Inmate Who Died
After an inmate at the federal prison in Petersburg, Va., died when he did not receive needed medical care, a grand jury charged a prison...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 3, 20232 min read
Limiting CA 'Felony Murder' Cases Leads To 602 Sentence Reductions
Neko Wilson wasn’t present when Gary and Sandra DeBartolo were brutally killed in their California home in 2009. Still, Fresno County...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 2, 20232 min read
Inmates 55 Or Older Now 15 Percent Of National Prison Population
The U.S. median age is at a high of 38.9 years: an increase of three and half years in the last 23 years. The U.S. prison population is...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Chrisley Children Call Parents' Prison Conditions A 'Nightmare'
Former reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are enduring prison conditions their children describe as “inhumane.” In the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 31, 20232 min read
No Relief For Texas Inmates Suffering In Heat Wave
In Texas, animal shelters are obliged by law to ensure that their ambient temperature does not rise above 85 degrees for more than two...
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