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4 days ago2 min read
New York Fires 2,000 Prison Guards For Not Returning After Strike
New York state fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled...
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Crime and Justice News
4 days ago2 min read
California Prisons Curb Inmate Movement After 7 Homicides
Faced with seven homicides in the first nine weeks of the year, California prison authorities announced they have restricted inmate...
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Crime and Justice News
5 days ago2 min read
New Agreement May End New York State Prison Wildcat Strikes
A new agreement may end wildcat strikes by thousands of New York State correctional officers that have created chaos in the prison...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 72 min read
New NY Prison Strike Deal Comes With Ultimatum
New York prison officials agreed to a new set of concessions to meet the demands of corrections officers' wi ldcat strike, but the new...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 62 min read
Faith Leaders Seek Action Before Summer On Prison Heat Conditions
Faith leaders and criminal justice advocates are sounding the alarm about extreme heat in U.S. prisons, warning life-threatening...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 52 min read
15 Prison Staff Put On Leave After Death Of New York Inmate
Fifteen New York state prison staffers were placed on leave after the death of an inmate, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday. The staffers...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 42 min read
Firings Begin As NY Prison Strike Drags On
New York prison officials, unsuccessful at negotiating an end to corrections officers' wildcat strike, have shifted to punitive measures,...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 32 min read
New York Inmate Dies In Prison With Mistreatment History
The New York State Police are investigating the death of a prisoner over the weekend in a facility near the central New York prison where...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 282 min read
NY Prison Workers Win Concessions As Wildcat Strike Ends
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an agreement to end a wildcat strike that has roiled the state’s prison system for more than a week....
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 242 min read
Federal Prisons Change Rules On Transgender Inmates Under Trump
The Federal Bureau of Prisons laid out strict new guidelines for the treatment of transgender inmates to comply with President Trump’s...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 242 min read
'Mass Confusion' As Top Federal Prison Bureau Leaders Leave
At least six top officials at the Federal Bureau of Prisons have announced plans to retire amid questions within the agency about its...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 212 min read
New York Prison Guards Charged With Beating Inmate To Death
Six New York prison guards were indicted for second-degree murder in the beating death of a handcuffed inmate, a brutal incident captured...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 191 min read
Federal Bureau Of Prisons Facing Major Challenges Amid Leadership Overhaul
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is currently experiencing significant upheaval, with a wave of leadership departures leaving the agency...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 192 min read
Why Is Healthcare Behind Bars So Poor?
A  new report  by the Prison Policy Initiative analyzing the causes of poor healthcare in correctional settings around the country argues...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 191 min read
In Response To NY Prison Guard Strike, Hochul Threatens To Send In National Guard
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul threatened Tuesday to deploy National Guard troops to restore order as a strike among prison guards across the...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 182 min read
Trump: Ex-Death Row Inmates To Live In 'Monstrous' Conditions
A memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi details how her agency will put into practice an executive order to restart federal executions...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 182 min read
Violence Spikes In Georgia Prisons, With 13 Homicides In A Month
As state legislators work to craft complex and costly plans to fix Georgia’s troubled prison system, they may face an extra challenge:...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 182 min read
WI Gov. Evans Calls For Closing 19th Century Prison, Youth Lockups
Wisconsin’s second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a plan from Gov....
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 172 min read
Cameras Recording NY Prison Beating Reflect Brutal Culture
Guards at New York state's Marcy prison were unaware that cameras attached to their prison jackets silently recorded their fatal beating...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 142 min read
Some States Seek More Prison Spending Amid Fiscal Pressures
As governors and state legislatures shape their corrections budgets, many are struggling to balance major investments in public safety...
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