Golden Hammer: Inmates gone wild at Brooklyn House half-way house in N.Y.
Inmates at a halfway house in Brooklyn, New York, were allowed to come and go from the facility as they pleased, did not receive mandatory drug testing, and didn't have required verification of...
View ArticleElderly federal prison inmates not provided safe environment, report finds
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is unable to provide a safe, cost-efficient and secure environment for elderly inmates due to a lack of resources, staff and the proper health facilities to accommodate...
View ArticleIllegal immigrant inmates will go from prison to deportation under federal...
Nearly a third of the 6,000 inmates whom the Obama administration plans to release early from federal prisons across the United States this month are noncitizens, officials say.Although a lack of...
View ArticleMark Inch, Federal Bureau of Prisons director, resigns
The embattled director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons abruptly announced his resignation Friday, the Justice Department confirmed.No reason was given for the departure of Mark Inch, who had been...
View ArticleStaffing shortages blocking female inmates from critical services
A critical shortage of correctional officers plaguing the nation's prison system is having a disparate effect on female inmates, a government watchdog said Tuesday.The Justice Department's inspector...
View ArticleThe Latest: Bulger's lawyer blames prison bureau for death
BOSTON (AP) - The Latest on the death of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger (all times local):5:20 p.m.A lawyer who represented James "Whitey" Bulger is blaming the notorious Boston gangster's death...
View ArticleFormer federal prisons executive to lead corrections agency
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A former high-ranking official for the Federal Bureau of Prisons has been selected to serve as interim commissioner for the Kentucky Department of Corrections.State Justice...
View Article1 dead, several hurt in gang fight at federal prison
WILDWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Officials say one inmate died and several others were injured in a gang fight at a federal prison in Florida.The Federal Bureau of Prisons said in a statement that longstanding...
View ArticleMelissa Godsey argues prison must give her Suboxone to fight opioid addiction
A Washington state woman who is addicted to opioids sued the Federal Bureau of Prisons this month over its policy denying her medical care, saying the failure to give her the medicine she needs to...
View ArticlePrivate prison company to house non-US citizens in Michigan
DETROIT (AP) - A private prison company in northern Michigan said it can begin Tuesday to house non-U.S. citizens convicted of federal crimes.The Federal Bureau of Prisons in May granted GEO Group Inc....
View ArticleHarris, Jeffries want prison officials to explain why 2 former Trump...
Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday called for federal prison officials to explain why two of President Trump's former associates have been released into home confinement amid the coronavirus crisis,...
View ArticleInmate in southern Illinois US prison dies of COVID-19
MARION, Ill. (AP) - An inmate at the Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in the southern Illinois city of Marion has died of complications from COVID-19, the agency revealed Wednesday. The Bureau of...
View Article2nd federal prisoner at Marion dies this week of COVID-19
MARION, Ill. (AP) - A second inmate diagnosed with COVID-19 at the federal prison in Marion, Illinois, has died this week, authorities said.Taiwan Davis, 39, died Wednesday at a hospital where he was...
View Article37 at SeaTac federal detention center infected with virus
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) - The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac says it has a cluster of coronavirus infections among inmates and staff. As of Thursday, 31 inmates and six staff members at the facility had...
View ArticleFederal prison in southeast Georgia delays closure to 2021
FOLKSTON, Ga. (AP) - A southeast Georgia prison will stay open at least a little bit longer.U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter tells The Brunswick News that the Federal Bureau of Prisons has agreed to keep D. Ray...
View ArticleFederal prison staffing shortages cost taxpayers $300M in overtime pay: DOJ...
Staffing shortages at the Federal Bureau of Prisons are so severe that its employees worked nearly 7 million hours of overtime last year, costing taxpayers more than $300 million in excess pay,...
View ArticleReversing course, feds say some US inmates get virus vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Bureau of Prisons says it has started to give the coronavirus vaccine to some high-risk inmates but won’t say how many inmates have been vaccinated or how it selects those...
View ArticleMichael Avenatti files complaint against Bureau of Prisons
Disgraced celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti is seeking $94 million from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, alleging that he was brutally mistreated while in federal custody as punishment for criticizing...
View ArticleDerek Chauvin's family has received no updates after prison stabbing,...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, said Saturday that Chauvin's family has been kept in the dark by federal...
View ArticleBiden administration apologizes for sticking inmate in a cage for 21 hours
Federal prison guards left an inmate for 21 hours inside a wire cage little bigger than a phone booth, according to an inspector general who issued an emergency alert prodding the government to come up...
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