Judge denies government bid to revisit ruling in New Jersey inmate’s resentencing case
Newark, NJ – A federal judge has rejected the government’s attempt to undo a decision granting post-conviction relief to a New Jersey inmate, clearing the way for a new sentencing hearing. U.S.…
EXCLUSIVE: Top GOP Rep Presses Biden Admin For Info On Unknown Number Of American Inmates In Dominican Republic
EXCLUSIVE: Top GOP Rep Presses Biden Admin For Info On Unknown Number Of American Inmates In Dominican Republic Jake Smith on August 27, 2023 House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul pressed…
‘Rape Club’: Inmates Sue Federal Government For Allegedly Failing To Stop Sexual Abuse At Women’s Prison
‘Rape Club’: Inmates Sue Federal Government For Allegedly Failing To Stop Sexual Abuse At Women’s Prison Brandon Poulter on August 17, 2023 Eight inmates at a federal San Francisco Bay Area women’s…
Supreme Court Clears Way For Transgender Inmate’s Lawsuit To Continue Against Men’s Prison
Supreme Court Clears Way For Transgender Inmate’s Lawsuit To Continue Against Men’s Prison Mia Hernandez on June 30, 2023 The Supreme Court is letting a lower court order stand in the lawsuit…
Rikers Island Inmates Indicted on Assault Charges for Beating Fellow Inmate
BRONX, NY – Four Rikers Island inmates have been recently indicted for brutally beating a fellow inmate. The incident left the victim hospitalized with serious injuries, including a fractured rib and a…
10 Rikers Island Inmates Indicted for Assaults in Jails
BRONX, NY – Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday the indictment of 10 inmates for violent attacks in Rikers Island jails. Four current and six former inmates have been…
Case against New Jersey’s treatment of inmates following suicides settled
TRENTON, NJ – A New Jersey county on Wednesday agreed to a consent decree with the U.S. government to improve treatment of inmates with mental health and substance abuse problems at a…
New Jersey county settles US claims over treatment of jailed inmates following suicides
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A New Jersey county on Wednesday agreed to a consent decree with the U.S. government to improve treatment of inmates with mental health and substance abuse problems…
Two inmates break out of Philadelphia prison raising safety concerns for families, witnesses
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Two inmates have reportedly escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center. On Monday, May 8th, the Department of Prisons announced the escape of Ameen Hurst and Nasir Grant. Concerns…
Rumpf: Indefensible that Trenton Wants to Increase Funding for Inmates But Refuses to Restore School Funding Cuts
During a hearing of the Assembly Budget Committee, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf challenged the Murphy administration on its proposed budget that would increase funding for inmates while Trenton refuses to fully restore funding…
Supreme Court Allows Death-Row Inmate’s Request For DNA Testing To Proceed
Supreme Court Allows Death-Row Inmate’s Request For DNA Testing To Proceed Katelynn Richardson on April 19, 2023 The Supreme Court will allow a death-row inmate’s request for DNA testing he believes will…
In New Jersey and elsewhere, inmates released during COVID won’t go back to prison
TRENTON, NJ – Thousands of inmates released by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy during the COVID-19 pandemic will not be returning to prison now that the pandemic is officially nearing its end.…
Liberal Justices Dissent From SCOTUS Denial To Reconsider Death-Row Inmate’s Case
Liberal Justices Dissent From SCOTUS Denial To Reconsider Death-Row Inmate’s Case Katelynn Richardson on April 3, 2023 The three liberal Supreme Court justices dissented from the Court’s Monday decision not to take…
Five inmates who escaped Missouri jail captured, police say
(Reuters) – All five inmates who had escaped a Missouri jail last week are in custody, police said on Saturday. One of the prisoners was arrested “without incident” in Missouri on Friday…
Wilmer Man Sentenced to Ninety-Two Months Imprisonment for Mailing Suboxone Strips to Inmates in Federal Prison
John Robert Payne, of Wilmer, was sentenced today to ninety-two months imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and providing contraband to a federal prisoner. The sentence was handed down by…
Five People Charged with Fentanyl Distribution Connected to Mesa County Jail Inmate’s Death
You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 28, 2022 GRAND JUNCTION – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces a federal grand jury has returned indictments charging…
Oregon governor lifts death sentences for 17 inmates facing execution
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Oregon Governor Kate Brown, who leaves office at the beginning of the year, has commuted the death sentences of all 17 inmates facing capital punishment in the…
Former Oklahoma Supervisory Correctional Officer Sentenced for Promoting White Supremacist Assault on Black Inmates and Ordering Other Abuse
OKLAHOMA CITY – A former supervisory correctional officer at the Kay County Detention Center (KCDC) was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for…
Man Sentenced for Using Identities of Prison Inmates to File Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
DETROIT – A man from Novi was sentenced for orchestrating an unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and the U.S. Government of funds earmarked for unemployment assistance…
Monmouth County jail guard smuggled drugs to inmates in bags of chips
FREEHOLD, NJ – A Shamong man who worked as a correctional officer at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution has pleaded guilty to providing inmates with drugs in chip bags, according to Acting…
Bayside State Prison Corrections Officer Admits Violating Inmates’ Civil Rights
NEWARK, N.J. – A corrections officer at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, New Jersey, today admitted agreeing with others to physically assault inmates for actual, perceived, and fabricated violations of the prison’s…
Two Thomson Penitentiary Inmates Sentenced to Additional Prison Terms for Assaulting Other Inmates
ROCKFORD — Two inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Thomson, Ill., have been sentenced to additional prison terms for assaulting other inmates. GEORGE RICHARD GAUNT, 34, was sentenced to 14 years in…
Exclusive-Deadly Iran jail fire erupted as police clashed with inmates, sources say
(Reuters) – Two days before a fire ripped through a section of Iran’s Evin prison and killed at least eight people, a riot police unit arrived at the compound and began to…
Former California Correctional Officer Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Civil Rights Violations Regarding Assaults on Inmates and Cover Up Inside CSP Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Arturo Pacheco, 40, of Elk Grove, was sentenced today to 12 years and seven months in prison for criminal civil rights violations for the on‑duty assault of two inmates…
Inmates and Family Members Indicted for Role in Nationwide Phone Scam Targeting Home Depot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal grand jury last week indicted eight individuals for their roles in a prison-based phone scam that targeted retailers throughout the country, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and…
Former Crips Gang Members and Inmates Each Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for COVID-19-Related Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme
FRESNO, Calif. — Sholanda Thomas, 38, a former Hoover Crips gang member and an inmate at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, was sentenced today to five years and five…
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