Canada Offering ‘Safer’ Equipment to Federal Inmates While Banning Drug Use
Canada has begun distributing paper straws and commercial-grade aluminum foil to inmates in federal prisons, a move described by harm reduction advocates as a way to promote “safer” drug use, even though illegal drug use remains prohibited in these facilities. According to a memo shared with correctional officers and reported by the New York Post, […]
DOJ asks SCOTUS to restore the prohibition on transgender ‘medical care’ for inmates
Trump Administration Appeals Supreme Court Ruling on Prisoner Policies The Trump administration is reaching out to the Supreme Court of the United States following a decision by a district court that halted the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from enforcing new policies for inmates with gender dysphoria. In a filing made on a Monday, the […]
Justice Department requests Supreme Court to permit ban on transgender inmates
Justice Department Appeals to Supreme Court on Transgender Inmate Policy The Justice Department (DOJ) recently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy that prohibits payment for hormone treatments and other social accommodations for transgender inmates. This request comes as the DOJ seeks to counter a ruling from a lower […]
Texas and Alabama are scheduled to carry out executions of death row inmates within a day of each other.
This week, there are multiple executions lined up across the United States, with several scheduled to take place within a 24-hour period. On Wednesday, both Georgia and Texas planned to execute a man each, nearly at the same time. However, a court intervened and temporarily halted Georgia’s execution. Meanwhile, Alabama is set to proceed with […]
Tennessee death row inmate’s final message to son who saw his father’s execution
Tennessee Inmate Executed, Last Words Shared with Son On Thursday, a Tennessee inmate, 66-year-old Anthony Hines, was executed by lethal injection, and, remarkably, he sent his final message to his son, who witnessed the execution of his father. “Please say ‘hello’ to my son,” Hines reportedly said just before the execution, which was carried out […]
Three inmates in the US put to death on the same day for the first time in 16 years
On Thursday, three inmates were executed, marking the first triple execution in the U.S. in 16 years. The executions took place in Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Alabama, all by lethal injection and occurring within a few hours of each other, as reported. Typically, only one or sometimes two executions are scheduled on a given day in […]
Hunger strike at Ghezel Hesar Prison reaches third week as inmates stitch their lips closed
Iran Escalates Crackdown on Dissidents, Surge in Executions Recent reports indicate that Iran’s crackdown on dissent has intensified significantly, with nearly 50 executions and around 6,000 arbitrary detentions occurring over the last three months. Hadi Ghami, head of the Iranian Center for Human Rights, expressed concern that these actions are out of control, severely impacting […]
Prison uprising filmed after inmates expressed concerns about phone access and time out
Missouri Jail Riot Revealed in New Report Recently, officials in Missouri disclosed footage and a detailed 100-page report about a riot that took place in a local jail back in February. During this incident, a group of 34 inmates briefly took control of a housing unit, causing property damage fueled by frustrations over phone access […]
Inmates in North Carolina take control of jail by overpowering guards.
Hostage Situation at North Carolina Prison Resolved Authorities reported that order has been restored at a prison in North Carolina after inmates took a guard hostage and briefly seized control of part of the facility. The incident unfolded around 5 a.m. at the Bertie Martin Regional Detention Center in Windsor. According to Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin, […]
Groundbreaking new order requires NY judges to visit prisons annually to ensure the well-being of inmates
New Rule for Judges to Visit Jails Announced In a significant change, judges in both criminal and family courts across every state will soon be required to visit jails at least once a year. This marks a notable shift in the approach towards sentencing, being described as the first convict-friendly measure in the U.S. The […]