prisons
Death of inmate Robert Brooks after beating by guards, job conditions cause upheaval in NYS prisons
The fallout from the fatal beating by guards in December of handcuffed prisoner Robert Brooks in an upstate New York correctional facility and...
Donald Trump sends first criminal migrant flight to one of world's most infamous prisons
Donald Trump launched the first US military flight deporting criminal migrants to Guantanamo Bay. The flight landed in Cuba on Tuesday evening, a...
Trump administration in talks to send Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador prisons
By YOLANDA MAGAÑA, Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it was in talks with El Salvador...
The European country struggling with overcrowded prisons and considering 'waiting lists'
There are roughly 500,000 people incarcerated in the European Union, equivalent to over 100 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, and one country in particular...
Trans inmate who murdered baby stepdaughter must be allowed gender surgery in jail – judge
A judge has ruled a transgender murderer who strangled their baby stepdaughter to death cannot be denied sex assignment surgery. Autumn Cordellionè, who...
Federal Bureau of Prisons says it’s boosted staff as part of ‘urgent action’ at notorious MDC Brooklyn jail
Federal prison officials say they’ve upped staffing levels and increased correction officer wages following a raft of complaints and violent incidents at the...
The European country that's also freeing prisoners early amid overcrowding crisis
A hundred prisoners found out this week that they were set to be freed earlier than expected from their prison sentences, not in...
Two NYS maximum security prisons to close in November
The Hochul administration will close two upstate New York maximum security prisons citing a continuing overall drop in the incarcerated population, cost savings,...
A federal case on prison reform: Clean up the Federal Bureau of Prisons
We’ve spilled a few barrels of ink expounding on what’s wrong on Rikers Island, where a misbegotten and mismanaged bunch of city jails...
Inside world's biggest mega-jail with 1,004 prisoners – and £12bn plan to make it bigger
Chinatown in New York is a vibrant area crammed with restaurants for dumplings, pork buns and hand-pulled noodles. Its sidewalks are full of...
