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 […]