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Crime and Justice News
Aug 20, 20242 min read
Feds Expand 'Communications Management Units' In Prisons
Months after being incarcerated for his role in one of the biggest whistleblowing cases in recent history, Daniel Hale went silent, the...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 20, 20242 min read
Wisconsin Prison Ends Long Lockdown, Recreation Limited
After over a year of lockdown at Wisconsin's Green Bay Correctional Institution, which triggered a protest in Madison , the prison...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 16, 20242 min read
Federal Judge Orders More Heat Protection for Louisiana Inmates
A federal judge directed the Louisiana State Penitentiary officials to enhance shade and implement additional measures to safeguard...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 16, 20242 min read
SC Corrections Worker Sentenced For Smuggling Contraband
A former corrections worker received a three-year prison sentence after admitting to the smuggling of drugs, cellphones, and additional...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 15, 20242 min read
WA Prisoners Still Isolated Despite Reform Efforts
In 2021, Washington's Department of Corrections committed to ending solitary confinement as a form of punishment. However, isolation...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 14, 20242 min read
Alabama Failing To Meet Judge's Order For More Prison Officers
Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said Tuesday that the state is making progress in increasing prison security staff but will...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 9, 20242 min read
Lawsuit Says Texas Inmates Are 'Cooked To Death' In Brutal Heat
In Austin, Texas, the state's Department of Criminal Justice is facing a lawsuit for allegedly subjecting inmates to unconstitutional...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 6, 20242 min read
Some MS Inmates Lacking A/C Swelter In Triple-Digit Temps
Inside a unit without air conditioning at Mississippi’s largest prison, inmates hang wet sheets from their cell ceilings to dampen the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 31, 20242 min read
Prisoners Across The Country Are Sweltering Without AC In Extreme Heat
More than two million Americans in state and federal prisons are living with limited air conditioning and few options to stay cool as...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 29, 20242 min read
Solitary Confinement And Mental Health Care At Louisiana Prison To Receive Federal Oversight
For years, people incarcerated on the disciplinary tiers at David Wade Correctional Center in north Louisiana — including those with...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 26, 20241 min read
Family Sues Georgia DOC In Heat-Exposure Death of Prisoner, 27
Last July, Georgia nurses found Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano’s body in a puddle of his own excrement, and vomiting after being left in an...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 25, 20242 min read
Much Prison Programming Has Not Recovered From COVID
Prisoners were deeply affected by COVID-19 and have been dealing with the aftermath. A 2020 study found that 3,251 of every 100,000...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 25, 20242 min read
Will Federal Law Halt Case On Louisiana Prison Medical Care?
Months ago, in a nine-year-old lawsuit, a federal judge criticized the medical care at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Many...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 25, 20242 min read
Federal Prison Director Tells Congress About Staffing Shortages
“You inherited a mess. I mean, you inherited a mess,” Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) told federal prison director Colette Peters during...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 24, 20242 min read
'Second Look' Movement Could Cut Prison Rolls, Save Tax Money
Lawmakers across the U.S. have considered legislation this year that would allow courts or parole boards to reevaluate a person’s long...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 22, 20242 min read
How San Quentin Is Trying To 'Reimagine' Prison Life
To someone living outside the dank walls of California's San Quentin Prison, the changes might seem small. A sergeant greets a prisoner...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 22, 20241 min read
Cost Of Calls From Prison Will Drop Under New Federal Rules
Making a 15-minute phone call from a large jail can cost more than $11. Starting next year, it will be under $1. The Federal...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 12, 20241 min read
Fifth Circuit Tells Lower Courts to Address Inmate's Sleep Deprivation
Michael Garrett had been incarcerated since 1994 and had suffered nightly, unable to get any real rest for nearly 20 years before he...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 11, 20242 min read
Congress OKs Bill To Increase Oversight Of Federal Prisons
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 10, 20242 min read
Guards, Families Urge Wisconsin Lawmakers To Address Prison System Issues
Former guards in Wisconsin prisons and family members of people incarcerated there urged lawmakers Tuesday to address what they said were...
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