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Federal judge finds Georgia prison officials in contempt over confinement practices
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 17 minutes agoA federal judge has found Georgia prison officials in contempt of an agreement — one they chose to...
Feds push back against judge and say troubled California prison should be shut down without delay
WKBN 27 Youngstown· 7 days agoLOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officials are pushing back against a judge’s order that would delay the...
7 Oklahoma inmates suing DOC after reportedly being housed in tiny showers
Oklahoma's NewsChannel 4· 1 hour agoSeven inmates who say they were locked inside 3 by 3-foot showers at the Great Plains Correctional...
Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in extreme heat, complaint alleges
The Weatherford Democrat· 1 hour agoApril signals the beginning of blistering heat for much of Texas. With another sweltering summer likely ahead, prison rights advocates on Monday filed a complaint against ...
Case of Alabama prisoner’s missing heart is dismissed. Heart was never found.
Birmingham News· 2 hours agoThe case of the man with the missing heart is closed, but the heart was never located. The family of Brandon Clay Dotson filed a federal lawsuit earlier this year after Dotson died in an Alabama ...
Georgia prison officials in 'flagrant' violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says
FOX 5 Atlanta· 1 day agoGeorgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for prisoners...
Texas inmates are 'being cooked to death' in state prisons, advocacy groups allege in suit
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA coalition of advocates has joined one of Texas' most famous inmates to sue the state over extreme...
Missouri prison agency to pay $60K for Sunshine Law violations over inmate death records
Missouri Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Missouri Department of Corrections must pay more than $60,000 for refusing to give records to a...
Bipartisan bill would toughen contraband cell phone laws in federal prisons
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 3 days agoJon Ossoff would get tough on contraband cell phones in federal prisons. For years, Channel 2 Action...
She Only Served 10 Months Behind Bars. Florida Still Slapped Her With A $127,000 Bill.
Reason.com via AOL· 23 hours agoYou have every intention of turning your life around. You plan to stay out of trouble, get a job,...