U.S. Parole Panel Undercounts Inmates It Oversees
The U.S. Parole Commission, which oversees some of the oldest and sickest people in federal prison, has been undercounting the number of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
Lack Of Oversight Apparent In COVID-19 Outbreak in Prisons, Jails
Prisons and jails are considered closed facilities. Few visitors gain access to them even though they house people for months, years,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Ex-Inmates Challenge Connecticut Pay-To-Stay Prison Law
Two former inmates are challenging a Connecticut law that since 1997 has allowed the state to impose a debt on inmates for each day of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
During Pandemic, Prison Numbers Fell 16%, Jail Inmates Down 13%
U.S. prison populations fell by about 16 percent during the pandemic. Ten percent fewer people were released from prison during 2020 than...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
DOJ Orders Prosecutors To Stop Limiting 'Compassionate Releases'
The Justice Department is directing its prosecutors to stop limiting defendants' ability to seek compassionate release in most federal...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 11, 2022
- 2 min
Vera: 'Troubling Reversal' Increases Prison Counts In Many States
Despite widespread calls to release prisoners in response to COVID-19, the total number of inmates declined by only a little over one...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
Federal Judges' 'Compassionate Releases' Jumped 12-Fold In 2020
Federal judges granted "compassionate release" to inmates in nearly 26 percent of 7,014 requests in fiscal year 2020, the U.S. Sentencing...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
Female Gangs Overwhelm Understaffed GA State Prison
A gang of inmates at Georgia’s second-largest prison for women has committed brutal acts of violence by intimidating and taking advantage...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
Omaha Reformers Work to Cut High Local Incarceration Rate
Several neighborhoods in Omaha, Ne., produce some of the highest incarceration rates found anywhere in the U.S., found an Omaha...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
Some Illinois Job-Seeking Inmates Swear Off Gangs, Tattoos
Under penalty of a beating or death, Erik Eck pledged at age 13 to adhere to the Latin Kings' first rule: “Once a King, always a King.”...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
Death Rate in Federal Prisons 20 Percent Higher Than Before COVID
Nearly 300 federal prisoners have died from COVID-19, a count that does not include deaths in privately managed prisons, NPR reports....
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
President Yet To End Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons
“Biden believes no act can justify the inhumane treatment of an individual in the hands of the government.” This statement appeared in...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
With 78 TX Prison Staff Deaths, COVID Threat 'Far From Over'
Texas prisons have reported 78 staff deaths from COVID-19, more than any other prison system in the nation, a rate more than three times...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min