The DOJ asks for the names of noncitizen prisoners in California jails.
AG Bondy’s Demand for Immigration Data On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondy reached out to a California sheriff, requesting details on all prisoners in the county jail who are not U.S. citizens, along with their arrest or conviction records and scheduled release dates. Bondy set a deadline of 30 days for this information, stating that […]
California Jails Did Not Comply with Over 13,000 ICE Requests
California Fails to Honor ICE Detainers for Thousands of Detainees Records from Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) indicate that California did not comply with detainers for over 13,000 individuals. An ICE detainer is a request for local or state law enforcement to hold individuals for up to 48 hours after their scheduled release so that ICE […]
Suffolk jails compelled to keep 125 inmates awaiting transfer due to state disorder
The Suffolk County Jail is struggling to accommodate 125 felony inmates who were supposed to be transferred elsewhere. It appears that the state government is responsible for these delays, leading to significant chaos, as reported. Governor Cathy Hochul of the county has criticized the state’s approach to housing prisoners, arguing that it’s leaving staff in […]
Suffolk County will pay $18 million to settle a court case regarding ‘inhumane’ conditions in its jails.
Suffolk County in New York has agreed to pay $18 million to settle a legal dispute lasting 14 years, brought by a former inmate who claimed he endured filthy living conditions filled with mice and cockroaches for over a decade. The class action lawsuit accused officials at Riverhead and Yaphank of ignoring these appalling circumstances. […]
Turkey jails mayor of capital city as unrest continues
Turkish police pepper spray protesters in Istanbul Police officers saw pepper spray protesters on March 23, 2025, as people gathered in support of Istanbul Mayor Eklem Imamoguru, near the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipal building in Istanbul, Turkey. (Credit: Reuters) The Turkish court on Sunday will incarcerate Mayor Iklem Imamogur, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, and […]
‘Loving my job’: Homan relishes Trump admin catapulting criminal aliens into foreign jails, to Obama judge’s chagrin
The Trump administration has strong words to federal judges who ordered the deportation of gang members back to the United States after the president called the Alien Enemy Act of 1798 to speed up the number of deportations. The White House said on Sunday that flights had already crossed international waters by the time the […]
China Jails over 1,500 in Six-Year Crackdown on Dissent
Chinese human rights advocates (CHRD) released a report on Wednesday, a non-government human rights group, which revealed that over 1,500 people have been arbitrarily detained by the Chinese Communist Party government over the past six years in a wide range of objections. Chrd's Report Regarding restraints in China, “in prison cell waiting for dawn” has […]
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Orders Police, Jails to Cooperate with ICE
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has directed state police, sheriffs and prisons to work with President Donald Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) agency. Youngkin signed Presidential Order On Thursday, he said, “Instructs Virginia State Police and the Department of Corrections to sign a Section 287(g) Agreement with ICE.” “The Secretary of Public Safety […]
‘Alarming’ data reveals high diabetes risk for pregnant women in English jails | Prisons and probation
Pregnant women in British prisons are three times more likely to be diagnosed with gestational diabetes, according to new “surprising” data. Figures obtained through the Freedom of Information (FOI) request are requests from the NHS Trust, which provides health care to women's prisons in the UK, with 12% of women receiving pregnancy-related care in 2023. […]
Our inhumane jails are promoting a vicious cycle that is criminal in itself | Martha Gill
bRitual prisons are now so bad that other countries have refused to hand over criminals “inhuman” here. That may still be a small shock for a country that, despite everything, has a entrenched habit of considering gold standards. But of course, at least not with regard to prisons. This is just a few details from […]