Abu Ghraib: US defense contractor to pay former Iraqi detainees
1 day ago · A federal jury on Tuesday awarded a total of $42 million to three Iraqi men who endured continuous torture at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago –– holding a US government ...
Board approves Arkansas site for planned 3,000-inmate prison …
5 days ago · LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Board of Corrections on Friday approved an 815-acre site for a planned prison to hold 3,000 inmates, despite objections from residents and local officials that they were blindsided by the state’s purchase of the land. The board voted to accept the land that the state had purchased for nearly $3 million ...
Former West Virginia jail officer pleads guilty to civil rights ...
17 hours ago · The case has drawn scrutiny to conditions and deaths at the Southern Regional Jail. Last year, West Virginia agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by inmates who described conditions at the jail as inhumane. The 2022 lawsuit filed on behalf of current and former inmates cited such complaints as a lack of access to water and food at the facility, as well as ...
In Trump’s deportation plan, the private prison industry ... - ABC News
1 day ago · Eunice Cho, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union's National Prison Project told ABC News in a statement that ICE opened up 40 new detention facilities during the Trump administration ...
Prison Legal News - Dedicated to Protecting Human Rights
3 days ago · Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Wrongful Death. Location: California. by Matt Clarke. When detainee Reynaldo Ramos, 55, was found unresponsive in his Robert Pressley Detention Center cell in California’s Riverside County on April 16, 2024, efforts to resuscitate him failed, and he was pronounced dead.
At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador's largest prison
1 day ago · A fight among inmates has left 15 dead and 14 injured at Ecuador’s largest prison. Inmates' relatives embrace outside the Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, Tuesday ...
A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death …
Nov 15, 2023 · Signed by 14 people incarcerated in one of the highest-security federal prisons in the country, the letter was an urgent warning for prison officials: Several corrections officers were trying...
Major Update on Prison Riot That Killed Three Inmates
Aug 1, 2024 · Zackaria Luz and Connor Brown were killed in a prison fight in Nevada on Tuesday. Luz was serving time for racketeering while Brown was serving time for robbery with the use of a deadly weapon.
Two inmates killed in fight at Oklahoma prison, more than 30 …
May 12, 2024 · Two inmates were killed and more than 30 others were injured in a massive brawl at an Oklahoma prison, leading to a lockdown, a pause in visitations and renewed calls for reforms aimed at curbing...
Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of ... - Associated Press News
Jul 25, 2024 · President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption and abuse in the prison system.