Maryland's juvenile facilities under scrutiny for phone call policy
A recent statehouse hearing has brought attention to Maryland's policy of not monitoring phone calls at youth detention facilities, a practice ...
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Governor’s budget proposal would eliminate free messaging for incarcerated people in CT
Connecticut was among the leaders in the nation by providing free e-messaging to people who are incarcerated and this would be a massive step backwards,” said one advocate.
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Mobile Co. Sheriff takes over electronic monitoring, crime victims can also be alerted
Electronic monitoring of accused violent criminals in Mobile County is now in the hands of law enforcement. On Wednesday, the ...
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A new rule slashed how much prisons can charge for phone calls. Louisiana is challenging it.
The new rates vary by facility size and type. At the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola—and at all other state ...
Inside El Salvador’s mega-prison where president has offered to hold ‘dangerous’ US citizens and criminal migrants
Migrants deported from the US, and even “dangerous” American citizens convicted of heinous crimes could be headed to a ...
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Texas man who tried to scam ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to 18 months in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A Texas man was sentenced to a year and a half in prison ... d have the defendant and the victim both charged in separate instances with the same crime,” Veith said by phone ...
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The Hidden Economic Forces Behind California's Use of Inmates as Firefighters
Firefighters also live in minimum-security "fire ... four inmate firefighters have been killed on duty. Still, many former inmates say the program gives them something prison rarely offers ...
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Defendant gets minimum 17 years prison for burglary, assault
Jan. 21—LIMA — A defendant in the Allen County Common Pleas Court was sentenced Tuesday to a minimum of 17 years in prison on charges of aggravated burglary and felonious assault. Rocky Hayner, 30, is ...
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Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates earning less than minimum wage
As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed by the California ... Two of the camps are for incarcerated women. They are minimum-security facilities staffed with correctional personnel ...
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Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
Bureau of Prisons spokesperson Emery Nelson said after Biden’s commutation that Peltier remained incarcerated Monday at USP Coleman, a high-security ... Proud Boys could have place in politics ...
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Bans on cell phones in schools grow, but debate thrives on how they are handled
Cell phone bans in school are ramping up as more states consider policies that have been cheered by many educators but still face trepidation from parents. New York and New Jersey are the latest ...
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Tacoma prison must pay $23M for violating minimum wage, court says
A private immigration prison in Tacoma must pay $23 million in back wages and penalties for violating Washington’s minimum wage law ... GEO Group estimated it would have had to hire 85 ...