At least 241 people have died in El Salvador’s prisons during the ‘war on gangs,’ rights group says
SAN SALVADOR (AP) – At least 241 people have died in El Salvador’s prisons since President Nayib Boucle launched a “war on gangs” two years ago, according to a humanitarian legal relief organization. Ingrid Escobar, head of the rights group, said she had received 500 reports of deaths in state custody and confirmed about half […]
Solar eclipse: New York inmates sue for ‘religious’ viewing after prisons order lockdowns
Six incarcerated violent felons in New York are suing for the right to view next week’s total solar eclipse despite a statewide prison lockdown, citing the event’s “religious significance” is happening. The inmates at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Woodbourne (Baptists, Muslims, Seventh-day Adventists, two Santeria practitioners, and one atheist) believe that prohibiting stargazing is constitutionally […]
150 people arrested in sweeping Georgia investigation of drones bringing drugs and guns into prisons
Georgia officials arrested more than 150 people on Thursday in connection to a large-scale investigation into the use of drones to bring contraband into prisons. The arrest warrants, which included those of eight Georgia Department of Corrections officials, were served at two facilities in the Atlanta area. Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) said the operation dismantled […]
Amid Season 4 Streaming Delay, The Chosen Aims to Reach One Billion, Including Prisons
The non-profit Christian organization partners with ‘The Chosen’ to bring the hit series to 1 billion people around the world. Stan Jantz, CEO of the Come and See Foundation, recently said: CBN News He recently released Season 4 and talked about his group’s mission to “support The Chosen,” which plans to bring the show to […]
Mississippi bill would allow incarcerated people sue prisons transgender inmates
A bill introduced in the Mississippi Legislature could allow inmates to sue jails and prisons if they encounter transgender or other inmates of the opposite sex in restrooms or locker rooms. State lawmakers introduced the proposal Thursday in a House committee. It would require inmate bathrooms, locker rooms and sleeping areas in correctional facilities to […]
U.S. Federal Prisons Failed To Stop Almost 200 Deaths By Suicide, DOJ Watchdog Finds
(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) OAN’s James Myers10:16am – Thursday, February 15, 2024 The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) failed to prevent 187 inmate suicides over an eight-year period, according to a report published by an insider at the Justice Department’s watchdog agency. advertisement On Thursday, Inspector General Michael Horowitz blamed the deaths on BOP’s […]
An Inspector General report finds the Bureau of Prisons violated policies and contributed to inmate suicides
A damning report by the Justice Department’s inspector general finds that “repeated policy violations and operational failures are contributing to inmate suicides” at federal prisons. The report looked at the period from 2014 to 2021 and found that just over half of the 344 deaths investigated were due to suicide. The report was prompted in […]
Pepper spray used on KY juveniles nearly 74x more than in adult prisons
Kentucky’s juvenile justice system continues to have problems with its use of force and seclusion techniques, and few improvement recommendations from a 2017 state audit have been implemented, according to a report released Wednesday. A new report from Kentucky Comptroller Alison Ball says the state’s juvenile detention facilities lack clear policies regarding the use of […]
178 People Being Held Hostage in 7 Prisons Nationwide
Ecuador's prison authorities said Thursday that gangs are holding at least 178 people hostage in seven prisons across the country as part of a broader war between the country's organized crime syndicates and President Daniel Novoa's new government. confirmed. Novoa, the 36-year-old son of a banana king, began his presidential term in November with a […]
Retired AZ prisons chief takes plea deal after armed standoff with police
Former Arizona prison warden Charles Ryan has pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct charges stemming from a 2022 incident in which police say he fired a gun inside his Tempe home and pointed the weapon at two police officers. He entered no plea and is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday. The plea agreement for Ryan, […]