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1 day 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.
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...
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Latest News Releases Attempted Homicide of Mule Creek State Prison Officer Under Investigation IONE – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating an attack on a peace officer at Mule…
Inside the Bureau of Prisons, a federal agency plagued by ... - CBS News
Jun 16, 2024 · The United States federal prison system has 158,000 inmates in its custody and locks up some of the most dangerous and high-profile criminals in the world. Serial killers and terrorists are among...
Charles Manson admitted to more killings in prison, new …
1 day ago · New Charles Manson docuseries reveals the murderous cult leader admitted to more killings in jail By Amanda Musa, CNN 4 minute read ... In a 1987 prison interview with CNN, he said, “I spent the ...
Bureau of Prisons closes Thomson federal prison unit after …
Feb 15, 2023 · The Bureau of Prisons is shutting down a unit at its newest penitentiary in Illinois, following an investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project that exposed it was rife with violence and abuse.
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.
Live updates: Escaped Pennsylvania prisoner Danilo Cavalcante in ...
Sep 13, 2023 · Captured escapee Danilo Cavalcante is now in the Pennsylvania state prison — State Correctional Institution Phoenix — where he will serve his mandatory life sentence for first-degree murder,...