‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three ...
Transgender inmates sue Trump, Bureau of Prisons over policies restricting gender-affirming care
Three transgender people incarcerated in federal custody sued the Trump administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Friday in a class action lawsuit over new policies restricting their ...
Private Prisons Are Ramping Up Detention of Immigrants and Cashing In
The Trump administration is expected to use thousands more beds in these facilities as part of its mass deportation effort.
Former federal correctional officer pleads not guilty to sex abuse of 4 detainees at Loop facility
Brittany Hall, 31, who no longer works for the Metropolitan Correctional Center, allegedly made sexual contact with the detainees in December 2023, according to a federal indictment.
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After Exposing a Lack of Addiction Treatment in Prison, I Was Sent to One of the Country’s Deadliest Facilities
The unexpected transfer to the West Virginia prison known as “Misery Mountain” caused me to wonder: Was I being retaliated against?