Employees at the California Correctional Center (CCC) in Susanville will need to find new jobs by June 2023, according to an article in the Sacramento … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2022
Prisoners released under federal CARES Act returned to prison
The U.S. 2020 Federal Cares Act, (FCA) authorized the release of incarcerated individuals to home confinement to help lower the spread of COVID-19 … [Read more...]
State releases updated ‘Roadmap’ for reopening
Outbreak Phase An outbreak is defined as three or more epidemiologically linked cases of COVID-19 among incarcerated persons (IP) within the past … [Read more...]
No immunity for CDCR in SQ outbreak suit
Federal judge denies officials’ bid for protection under PREP Act following deadly wave of Covid infections in 2020; prisoners’ lawsuits allowed to … [Read more...]
PENNSYLVANIA – Number of juveniles charged as adults on the decline
Fewer juvenile offenders are being sent to adult courts as a shift works its way into the American justice system, The Associated Press … [Read more...]
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS – Rampant BOP abuse and cover-ups ignored
An intensive investigation and personnel changes are underway at the Dublin federal women’s prison where widespread sexual abuse has been reported by … [Read more...]
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS – Widespread negligence in BOP exposed
An Associated Press investigation has disclosed widespread sexual abuse, criminal misconduct, staffing shortages, prisoner escapes, neglect and … [Read more...]
MISSOURI – ‘Haunted’ prisons offer insights into mass incarceration
Former prison sites have often used spooky and grotesque prison props to entertain visitors. But instead of scaring visitors, some sites have switched … [Read more...]
NEWS BRIEFS – September 2022
1. ALABAMA — (Associated Press) Alabama’s plan to sell $725 million in bonds to finance the construction of two new supersize prisons is … [Read more...]
Congress reexamines crack vs cocaine laws
Congress is again considering eliminating the disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine penalties that has disproportionately impacted Black … [Read more...]