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Prison medical staff often lack qualification

October 30, 2021 by Heriberto Arredondo

Stethoscope

Free citizens can pick their medical provider and choose good care or at least not go back to a doctor they find incompetent. Prisoners don’t have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HEALTHCARE Tagged With: Federal BOP

Federal prison system severely understaffed

October 30, 2021 by Jad Salem

Juan Ramon Rodriguez-Barbosa, 47 years old, hung himself and died on May 26 at FCI Mendota, a medium-security prison west of Fresno. Rodriguez-Barbosa … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Federal, Federal BOP, Health and Wellness, Prison Economy

Leavenworth’s incarcerated suffer more than just COVID outbreak

March 31, 2021 by A.J. Hardy

Lawrence, Kansas - An explosion of Coronavirus cases in Leavenworth Federal Prison had families and friends of the incarcerated concerned for their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: COVID-19, Federal BOP, Institutions, prisons

Letter to the Editor By Jeremy Mount, Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, MN (F.I.C. Sandstone), December. 2020

December 30, 2020 by Administrators

As inmates, many of whom are American Vets, and America looks on, the prison staff at SCI at A.I.C. Sandstone announced that cases of COVID-19 are now … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged With: Federal BOP, letters, Letters to the Editor, VETERANS

America has a dark little secret – ADX

November 14, 2019 by Salvador Solorio

The Federal Government’s highest security prison put prisoners in the harshest conditions Florence, Colorado, is home of the Federal Government’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Federal BOP, Federal Government’s highest security prison, Human Interest

Staff shortages have a greater negative impact on female prisoners

March 9, 2019 by Achilles

Courtesy of CDCR

Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is plagued by staff shortages that are having damaging effects on female prisoners’ care and critical services, reported Jeff … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: budget, Federal BOP, Institutions, staff, state, women

Once facing a lifetime behind bars, some now offered a chance at freedom

March 9, 2019 by John Lam

gavel court law

Juveniles sentenced to die in California prisons now have the chance to go home—if they can prove they have rehabilitated. To help them achieve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: death, Federal BOP, Juvenile Justice, juveniles, life, LWOP, teens, Youth Offender

Damaging effects on female prisoners’ care and critical services

December 29, 2018 by Achilles

Photo by Eddie Herena, SQN

Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is plagued by staff shortages that are having damaging effects on female prisoners’ care and critical services, re- ported … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Federal, Federal BOP, incarcerated women

Incarceration rates influence special-interest money in politics

December 25, 2018 by Jesse Vasquez

A report by Common Cause, Democracy Behind Bars, alleges that political elections and monetary incentives increase incarceration rates and undermine … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Federal BOP, Prison Economy, private prison corporations

Como expresar remordimiento

November 15, 2018 by Juan Espinosa

Sugerencias de como mostrar remordimiento. Cuando se trata de expresar remordimiento muchos de nosotros, (lifers), fallamos en la manera que lo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Board of Parole Hearings, Federal BOP, life sentence, parole consideration, parole grant rate

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