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Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons

Congress has passed legislation overhauling oversight and bringing greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny

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Advocacy Groups Seek Transparency In FCI Dublin Closure Lawsuit

Advocacy groups seek transparency in court records for class action lawsuit against Bureau of Prisons over sexual abuse at FCI Dublin. Efforts to unseal re...

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Federal prison director tells senators about staffing 'crisis' - Roll Call

Long-standing staffing shortages were among the problems cited in a scathing watchdog report this month about prisoner deaths.

Roll Call

High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons

Recent assaults on two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners have renewed concerns about whether the federal Bureau of Prisons is capable of keeping people in its custody safe

The Independent UK

High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons

Recent assaults on two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners have renewed concerns about whether the federal Bureau of Prisons is capable of keeping people in its custody safe

The Independent UK

Prosecutors decry stabbing of ex-officer Derek Chauvin while incarcerated in George Floyd's killing

Minnesota state prosecutors say former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is expected to survive serious injury after being stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona where he's serving time for the murder of George Floyd

The Independent UK

Derek Chauvin stabbed in prison: source

The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona where he's serving time for the murder of George Floyd

The Independent UK

Inmates at California women's prison sue federal government over sexual abuse

Eight inmates of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison have filed a lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Prisons

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Lewd remark by Larry Nassar provoked stabbing attack, suspect says

A prisoner suspected of attacking Nassar at a federal penitentiary in Florida said the disgraced former sports doctor provoked the attack by making a lewd comment while they were watching a Wimbledon tennis match on TV.

The Independent UK

Larry Nassar was stabbed in prison cell, attack not seen by surveillance cameras, AP source says

Larry Nassar was stabbed in his cell at a federal penitentiary in Florida, out of view of surveillance cameras pointed at common areas and corridors

The Independent UK

The mysterious connection between Larry Nassar and Jeffrey Epstein

Larry Nassar has been stabbed multiple times in prison months after new details emerged about a surprise connection between him and late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Will the details ever be made public? Rachel Sharp reports

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The mysterious connection between Larry Nassar and Jeffrey Epstein

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New accounts of abuse at federal prison prompt renewed calls for investigation

More than 120 prisoners held at a special unit in Thomson Penitentiary reported mistreatment, a Washington Lawyers' Committee report says.

The Independent UK

Robert Hanssen: FBI agent who infamously spied for Russia for 20 years found dead in supermax cell

Hanssen sold highly classified material to the Soviet Union and then Russia for more than $1.4m in diamonds and cash

The Independent UK

Dire health, a paedophile letter and call to dead mother: Jeffrey Epstein’s final days detailed in new documents

Thousands of papers offer a more detailed glimpse into the days leading up to sex trafficker’s apparent suicide, writes Sheila Flynn

The Independent UK

Records detail Jeffrey Epstein's last days and prison system's scramble after his suicide

Nearly four years after Jeffrey Epstein's death, thousands of pages of records obtained by The Associated Press are shedding new light on financier’s time behind bars

The Independent UK

AP obtains records shedding new light on Jeffrey Epstein’s jail suicide and frantic aftermath

The Associated Press has obtained more than 4,000 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s jail suicide from the federal Bureau of Prisons under the Freedom of Information Act

Reason

DeSantis Says He Would Seek Repeal of FIRST STEP Act if Elected President

DeSantis calls the bill a "jailbreak," a gross misrepresentation of the criminal justice reform bill.

Reason

Reason Files FOIA Lawsuit Against Bureau of Prisons for Inmate Death Records

Reason reported in 2020 on allegations of fatal medical neglect inside two federal women's prisons. The Bureau of Prisons heavily redacted reports that would show if women died of inadequate care.

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