UN report finds Palestinian detainees subjected to abuse in Israeli prisons
A UN report released on Wednesday said Palestinian detainees were subjected to torture and ill-treatment in Israeli custody. Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Investigating Palestinian detention Investigations conducted between October and the end of June found that those detained were incarcerated without clear cause and were generally held in secret […]
Women’s prisons have served their time. They should be abolished | Eva Wiseman
debtOr for a long time, I thought one of my most radical, really radical beliefs was that we should abolish women’s prisons. Over the years, that has become less radical, and today it is increasingly clear that this is not only necessary, but urgent. Prisons are in a serious crisis. The prison population in England […]
Cut ‘unsustainable’ probation workload in England and Wales, urges watchdog | Prisons and probation
Ministers should consider cutting the number of probation prisoners by up to 40,000 if they want to ease the prison overcrowding crisis, a watchdog group has told the Guardian. Martin Jones, chief inspector of probation for England and Wales, said the current model was “unsustainable” and suggested ministers should free up capacity by not asking […]
State names next two prisons to close later this year
Prison officials confirmed Thursday that two upstate prisons housing about 1,000 inmates will close within the next few months, angering critics who blame Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies for the closures. Great Meadow Correctional Institution in Washington County and Sullivan Correctional Institution in Sullivan County, both maximum security prisons, will close on Nov. 6, according to the […]
Congressional Democrats introduce bill to address environmental hazards in prisons
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) have introduced legislation that would require federal prisons to report potential environmental health risks. The bill, the Prison Environmental Sanitation Act, would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons to disclose data about the prevalence of various environmental hazards in its facilities, including information about air and […]
Senate Passes Bill To Strengthen Oversight Of Federal Prisons Amid Mounting Reports Of Sex Abuse
A prison guard. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images) By Taylor Tinsley, OAN StaffThursday, July 11, 2024 6:14 PM The Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bipartisan bill to increase oversight of federal prisons. advertisement Sen. Jon Ossoff, Democrat of Georgia, led the study with Sen. Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, and first introduced the bill […]
Law and order on UK streets would break down if jails became full, say police sources | Prisons and probation
A breakdown in law and order could occur on Britain’s streets within days as prisons become too full to take in new inmates, a senior police officer has said. Police cells are becoming overcrowded with arrested suspects and convicted prisoners and could be used by looters and criminals, sources claimed. The comments came as Justice […]
Judge rules New York state prisons violate law by holding inmates in solitary confinement for too long
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Newsom proposes defunding police, prisons, public safety as California faces massive deficit
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The Male Takeover of Female Prisons
First Correctional Officer Whistleblower Resigns In Protest Over Trans Prison Policies & Corruption Today, the Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) released the fourth episode in its exclusive docu-series, Cruel & Unusual Punishment: The Male Takeover of Female Prisons. In this latest blockbuster release, Hector Bravo Ferrel, a former correctional lieutenant inside the California prison system, tells IWF his story about his decision […]