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Federal Women's Prison In California To Get Special Oversight

Federal judge appoints special master to oversee California women's prison due to rampant sexual abuse reports. Ongoing scrutiny reveals challenges in addr...

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Inside the town that’s home to America’s most notorious criminals

The federal Supermax looms large in popular culture, housing the worst of the worst offenders in America – from El Chapo to terrorists and criminal masterminds. The people who live and work nearby in Colorado’s Florence and Fremont County tell Sheila Flynn what it’s like to live in the shadow…

The Independent UK

Lawmakers push for federal prison oversight after reports of inadequate medical care

Lawmakers are urging the federal Bureau of Prisons to address prisoner health care after an NPR investigation detailed the stories of prisoners nationwide going without needed medical care.

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High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons

Recent assaults on two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners have renewed concerns about whether the federal Bureau of Prisons is capable of keeping people in its custody safe

The Independent UK

High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons

Recent assaults on two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners have renewed concerns about whether the federal Bureau of Prisons is capable of keeping people in its custody safe

The Independent UK

Prosecutors decry stabbing of ex-officer Derek Chauvin while incarcerated in George Floyd's killing

Minnesota state prosecutors say former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is expected to survive serious injury after being stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona where he's serving time for the murder of George Floyd

The Independent UK

Derek Chauvin, officer convicted of George Floyd's murder, was stabbed in prison

Chauvin was stabbed and seriously injured by another inmate inside a federal prison in Tucson, Ariz., according to officials.

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Derek Chauvin stabbed in prison: report

The Bureau of Prisons performed “life-saving measures” on an incarcerated person, who was taken to a hospital

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Derek Chauvin stabbed in prison: source

The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020.

Chicago Sun-Times

Derek Chauvin, convicted of George Floyd’s murder, stabbed in federal prison

Former police officer given ‘life-saving measures’ after attack at prison in Arizona

The Independent UK

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona where he's serving time for the murder of George Floyd

The Independent UK

A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death threats

He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary in Illinois but says his own staff and Bureau of Prisons officials blocked his efforts.

WEKU

R. Kelly sues feds over leak of private information while locked up in Chicago

Kelly is being held at a medium-security prison in North Carolina, records show. He is serving a decadeslong sentence for sex crimes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Justice Department watchdog finds alarming conditions inside Florida federal prison

The inspector general's office found inmates served moldy bread, containers of food covered by what appear to be rodent droppings and insects in bags of cereal.

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1 in 4 inmate deaths happens in the same federal prison. Why?

The Butner federal prison complex in North Carolina is where a quarter of federal inmate deaths occur. It includes a medical facility but inmates aren't getting needed care, there or at other prisons.

The Independent UK

A Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why

A felony case stemming from the U.S. Capitol riot appears to have been resolved in secret, with the man released from federal custody this week despite no public record of a conviction or sentencing

Roll Call

Congress poised to spend less on federal prison infrastructure - Roll Call

Congress is poised to spend less next fiscal year on federal prison infrastructure, even as a watchdog reported that there is a dire need.

Reason

Federal Prison Guards Confessed to Rape and Got Away With It

"I knew they were scumbags," a former Bureau of Prisons officer tells Reason.

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The Independent UK

Inmates at California women's prison sue federal government over sexual abuse

Eight inmates of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison have filed a lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Prisons

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Elizabeth Holmes may be released 2 years earlier than originally sentenced

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' sentence hasn't changed, but like all prisoners who follow the rules, she can qualify for early release under the federal government's "good time" guidelines.

Chicago Sun-Times

Elizabeth Holmes on track for early release from her 11-year prison sentence for Theranos scam

Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty of duping investors in a blood-testing hoax. Because she has behaved well, her 11-year, three-month sentence could be cut by almost 2 years.

The Independent UK

Larry Nassar was stabbed in prison cell, attack not seen by surveillance cameras, AP source says

Larry Nassar was stabbed in his cell at a federal penitentiary in Florida, out of view of surveillance cameras pointed at common areas and corridors

The Guardian - US

Elizabeth Holmes’ 11-year prison sentence shortened by two years

Release date changed to 2032, records show, but reasons for change are unclear

WEKU

New accounts of abuse at federal prison prompt renewed calls for investigation

More than 120 prisoners held at a special unit in Thomson Penitentiary reported mistreatment, a Washington Lawyers' Committee report says.

WEKU

Prison sexual assault victims can now petition for compassionate release

Advocates are hoping more survivors of sexual assaults in federal prison can use a new method to win early release.

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