A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death …
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 crisis-plagued US …
Jul 25, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed into law on Thursday a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after reporting by The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption, failures and abuse in the federal prison system.
Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of federal Bureau of Prisons …
Jul 11, 2024 · Congress has passed legislation overhauling oversight and bringing greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons, following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny.
Thousands of federal inmates become eligible for sentence …
Feb 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of federal inmates, who are disproportionately Black and Hispanic, became eligible on Thursday for reduced sentences, and in many cases immediate release from prison...
How Federal Prisons Are Getting Worse - The Marshall Project
Mar 2, 2024 · Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee interrogated Peters over two February reports that found hundreds of preventable deaths of people in federal custody, and the persistent overuse of solitary confinement. The two issues are intricately linked.
Federal prisons remain locked down from coast to coast after …
Feb 1, 2022 · A nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system remained in effect Tuesday after two inmates were killed Monday during a gang fight at a penitentiary in Texas, officials said.
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...
Warden ousted as FBI searches California federal women's prison | AP News
Mar 12, 2024 · Federal investigators on Monday, March 11, 2024, are again searching the troubled women’s prison, seizing computers and documents in an apparent escalation of a yearslong sexual abuse investigation that led to previous charges against a former warden and other employees.
New Rule Makes Thousands of Federal Inmates Eligible for Release
Jan 13, 2022 · WASHINGTON — Thousands of federal inmates will become eligible for release this week under a rule the Justice Department published on Thursday that allows more people to participate in a...
Lawmakers push for federal prison oversight after reports of …
Dec 12, 2023 · Two key senators on the committee tasked with overseeing the nation's federal prisons are now urging the Bureau of Prisons to fix a medical care system that has allowed people in its care to...