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Prison staff are rarely charged in custody deaths. Now advocates see hope for change
Gannett via AOL· 11 hours agoWill, the district attorney, said her office was not issuing charges in the case of Hoffmann and Lemons. Hoffmann, 60, died by suicide in his solitary confinement ...
Waupun Correctional Institution staff arrests prompt community action on prison conditions
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFive other employees were charged with felony abuse of residents of penal facilities, and a ninth...
Mayor of Kingstown Recap: Garbage in, Garbage Out
Vulture· 4 days agoSince Taylor Sheridan is roughly the same age as I am, and since — like myself — he seems to like TV westerns, I’m going to assume he’s watched his fair...
Advocates Say the Justice Department Is Failing To Provide Relief to Women Who Were Abused in Prison
Reason.com via AOL· 3 days agoThe Justice Department announced last year that it would expand a program to grant compassionate...
Acting Corrections director is bringing welcome changes | Opinion
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoRecently, four guards slipped on pepper spray that one of their fellow officers deployed while running to an incident. The acting director's changes are more in line with global human rights ...
Vermont Supreme Court tosses out verdict that awarded $600k to fired prison superintendent
Valley News· 2 days agoThe Vermont Supreme Court has thrown out a $605,000 jury award to the former head of the Springfield...
Missouri man set to be executed for ex-lover's murder says he didn't do it
USA Today· 3 days agoA Missouri man set to be executed on Tuesday in the killing of his former lover maintains his...
LETTERS: Responsibility is the key; fraud in worker's comp
Colorado Springs Gazette· 4 days ago“Biden cancels millions in debt” should be more accurately reported as President Biden transfers...
Being hit with paddle hard to forget, student testifies at former Legacy Christian Academy...
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWarning: this story contains descriptions of alleged assaults against childrenFormer students of...
Family accuses prison officials of 'deliberate indifference' in lawsuit over Waupun overdose death
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoIn the weeks leading up to his death, Williams begged for help as his health quickly deteriorated,...