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WEB4 days ago · 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. He had been arrested on drug trafficking charges 10 days earlier.
Federal prisons remain locked down from coast to coast after …
WEBFeb 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.
A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death …
WEBNov 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...
Two inmates killed in fight at Oklahoma prison, more than 30 injured
WEBMay 12, 2024 · Two inmates were killed and more than 30 others were injured in a massive brawl at an Oklahoma prison, leading to a lockdown, a pause in visitations and renewed calls for reforms aimed at curbing...
Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of ... - Associated Press …
WEBJul 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 …
WEBJun 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...
How Federal Prisons Are Getting Worse - The Marshall Project
WEBMar 2, 2024 · Prison populations across the country are creeping back up after years of slow decline, and a brief dramatic decrease tied to the pandemic. Last week, Axios reported that the U.S. prison population increased by just over 2% between 2021 and 2022, the first increase in over a decade.
Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of federal Bureau of …
WEBJul 11, 2024 · The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring 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.
The severe beating of a Texas inmate underscores staffing and
WEBNov 8, 2023 · Thirteen guards from a North Texas prison were fired or resigned after a brutal beating in September left an inmate in a coma, likely for the rest of his life.
Live updates: Escaped Pennsylvania prisoner Danilo Cavalcante in ...
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Captured escapee Danilo Cavalcante is now in the Pennsylvania state prison — State Correctional Institution Phoenix — where he will serve his mandatory life sentence for first-degree murder,...
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