Greene County legislature backs repeal of HALT Act amid corrections officer strikes
The Greene County Legislature voted unanimously to support a resolution calling for the repeal of the HALT Act, drawing a packed room of ...
Federal prison guard charged with having sexual contact with detainees at Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center
A federal corrections officer has been charged with having sexual contact with four detainees at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago, court records show. Brittany Hall, a Federal ...
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‘A city within a city’: Wardens at Adams County Correctional discuss benefits, challenges of max occupancy at ICE facility
Amid a national immigration crackdown, wardens of the Adams County Correctional Facility who oversee its operation are ...
Prison guard left inmate’s cell unlocked to sexually abuse her in Hawaii, feds say
A 47-year-old former prison guard pleaded guilty to sexually abusing inmates between the years of 2017 and 2018 in Hawaii, federal officials said. Mikael Rivera, of Kapolei, was a correctional officer ...
New York Civil Liberties Union sues DOCCS, citing 'restricting first amendment rights'
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit Tuesday, March 4 against the New York State Department of ...
Jail staff brutalized man until he died while tied to chair in booking area, WV suit says
He was allowed to suffer and die in the short time he was at the jail with 911 not being called until his blood pressure was ...