A warden faced discipline over abuse at a prison. Now he has a new …
Nov 1, 2024 · A warden who oversaw a culture of abuse at two different federal prisons has a new job — running a national training academy for the Bureau of Prisons. Andrew Ciolli was in charge of the ...
California voters reject measure that would have banned forced prison …
1 day ago · SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have amended the state constitution to ban forced prison labor. The constitution already prohibits so-called involuntary servitude, but an exception allows it to be used as a punishment for crime. That exemption became a target of criminal ...
California voters reject proposed ban on forced prison labor in …
2 days ago · SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any form. The constitution currently bans it except as punishment for crime. That exemption became a target of criminal justice advocates who are concerned about prison labor conditions. People who are incarcerated are ...
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4 days ago · Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Wrongful Death. Location: California. by Matt Clarke. When detainee Reynaldo Ramos, 55, was found unresponsive in his Robert Pressley Detention Center cell in California’s Riverside County on April 16, 2024, efforts to resuscitate him failed, and he was pronounced dead.
A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced ...
Nov 15, 2023 · Signed by 14 people incarcerated in one of the highest-security federal prisons in the country, the letter was an urgent warning for prison officials: Several corrections officers were trying...
Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of ... - Associated Press News
Jul 25, 2024 · President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption and abuse in the prison system.
Inside the Bureau of Prisons, a federal agency plagued by ... - CBS News
Jun 16, 2024 · The United States federal prison system has 158,000 inmates in its custody and locks up some of the most dangerous and high-profile criminals in the world. Serial killers and terrorists are among...
Justice Dept. Investigating Tennessee Prison Over Reports of …
Aug 20, 2024 · Tennessee Prison Is Under Federal Investigation After Reports of Abuse. State audits of the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, outside Nashville, have suggested that understaffing and high ...
Senators push Bureau of Prisons to address reports of inadequate …
Dec 12, 2023 · Lawmakers are urging the federal Bureau of Prisons to address prisoner health care after an NPR investigation detailed the stories of prisoners nationwide going without needed medical care.
Federal prisons remain locked down from coast to coast after …
Feb 1, 2022 · The nationwide lockdown affecting 122 prisons continued Tuesday after two inmates involved in a clash at the U.S. Penitentiary Beaumont died in Monday's violence, officials say.