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Justice Department taps Oregon Corrections head as new Bureau of Prisons director
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Justice Department has tapped Colette Peters, who serves as the director of the Oregon...
U.S. attorney general names Colette Peters to lead Bureau of Prisons
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday named public safety and corrections veteran Colette...
Oregon's prison chief in lead for top federal prisons job
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoColette Peters, the director of Oregon’s prison system, has now emerged as the leading contender to...
Bureau of Prisons to close California women's prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it will close a women's prison in California...
Prisons chief: Official who beat inmates deserves 2nd chance
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe director of the federal Bureau of Prisons is defending her decision to rally behind a...
Justice Dept. taps reforming outsider to run federal prisons
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Justice Department on Tuesday named Colette Peters, the director of Oregon’s prison system, to...
New federal prisons chief vows to fix troubles, regain trust
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons vowed Thursday that “the buck stops with me” when...
Senators clash with US prisons chief over transparency, seek fixes for problem-plagued agency
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe director of the federal Bureau of Prisons was scolded Wednesday by members of the Senate...
Bureau of Prisons continues to evade questions about sexual abuse at Fort Worth prison
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoTwo months after a Star-Telegram investigation uncovered systemic sexual abuse at a Fort Worth...
Officials considering early release for victims of sex assault in federal prison
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON – The victims of rogue federal prison officials convicted of sexually abusing female...