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Inmates

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Criminal Justice

Louisiana Keeps Over a Quarter of Inmates Detained Past Their Release Dates, DOJ Investigation Finds

"There is an obligation both to incarcerated persons and the taxpayers not to keep someone incarcerated for longer than they should be," a Louisiana district attorney said. "Timely release is not only a legal obligation, but arguably of equal importance, a moral obligation."

Emma Camp | 1.26.2023 2:25 PM

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8th Amendment

Federal Inmates Suffering From Unconstitutional Medical Neglect Could Get Relief Under Rule Change

The U.S. Sentencing Commission might make medical neglect a qualifying condition for compassionate release.

C.J. Ciaramella | 1.23.2023 12:43 PM

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Death Penalty

South Carolina Supreme Court To Decide the Future of the Death Penalty in the State

On Thursday, the South Carolina Supreme Court began hearing arguments in a case that could see the state's attempt to execute inmates by electrocution or firing squad declared unconstitutional.

Emma Camp | 1.6.2023 2:58 PM

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Criminal Justice

An Arizona Prison Is Requiring Inductions for Pregnant Inmates

"Just because I made some bad choices in my life, they shouldn't be allowed to make bad health choices for me and my baby," said one woman whose labor was induced against her will.

Emma Camp | 1.4.2023 1:36 PM

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Prisons

These Louisiana Inmates Served Their Sentences, but the State Wouldn't Let Them Go

Plus: A potential fusion energy breakthrough, the possible return of the child tax credit, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.12.2022 9:30 AM

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Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons Is Apparently Banned in Federal Prisons

State prisons around the country ban the roleplaying game, too, because of bizarre concerns about gang behavior and security threats.

C.J. Ciaramella | 11.2.2022 1:20 PM

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Jail

Orange County Settles With Woman Whose Baby Died After Authorities Stopped at Starbucks Before Hospital

Plus: California "Kid's Code" bill could mean face scans to visit websites, Michael Horn on reinventing schools, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.30.2022 9:31 AM

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Opioids

This Jail Won't Provide Drug Addicts With Essential Meds

Inmates with opioid addiction suffered severe withdrawal after the Jefferson County Correctional Facility stripped them of their medication.

Julian Verdon | 3.22.2022 11:40 AM

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Body Cameras

San Diego County Jails Will Use Body Cameras Following Damning State Audit

The California State Auditor's Office found that the jails responded poorly to inmate deaths.

Julian Verdon | 3.4.2022 3:50 PM

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Civil Liberties

COVID-19 Pulls Back the Mask on America's Prison System 

This deadly and contagious disease has exposed problems with prison systems that have been ignored for decades.

C.J. Ciaramella | 7.6.2020 6:00 AM

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Coronavirus

Bureau of Prisons Reverses Coronavirus Home Confinement Policy

"What they are doing to people is cruel and unusual. It isn't right."

C.J. Ciaramella | 4.21.2020 4:20 PM

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Criminal Justice

Just Mercy

Stephanie Slade | 4.10.2020 6:30 AM

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Coronavirus

Coronavirus Fears Mount in D.C. Jail After Quarantines

Lawyers, inmates' families, and correctional officers worry the jail is ill-prepared to handle an outbreak.

C.J. Ciaramella | 3.23.2020 5:00 PM

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Excessive Force

Guard Who Allegedly Paralyzed a Florida Inmate Has Long History of Complaints

Inmates complained for years that they were in fear for their lives. Now one of them is a quadriplegic.

C.J. Ciaramella | 11.1.2019 5:30 PM

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California

Union Battles Inmates Who Want To Work as Firefighters

Eric Boehm | 6.13.2019 6:00 AM

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Criminal Justice

A Terminally Ill, Wheelchair-Bound Inmate Applied for Compassionate Release. The Justice Department Argued He Wasn't Dying Fast Enough To Qualify.

The FIRST STEP Act gives dying inmates the opportunity to appeal to a judge for compassionate release. This case shows why.

C.J. Ciaramella | 5.3.2019 2:00 PM

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Jail

The Majority of an Oklahoma Sheriff's Office Just Quit Over Unsafe Jail Conditions

It's encouraging to see police stand up for inmates' rights.

Joe Setyon | 3.19.2019 10:30 AM

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Utah

Will Utah Ban the Shackling of Inmates in Labor?

A bill to stop the dangerous practice reaches the next step.

Zuri Davis | 3.18.2019 4:15 PM

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Civil Liberties

The Right Not To Snitch

The First Amendment protects your right to not be a rat.

C.J. Ciaramella | 10.9.2018 6:00 AM

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Jail

9 Women Describe Horrific Treatment at the Hands of Their Jailers

In California's Santa Rita Jail, pregnant inmates were pressured to have abortions, forced to go without food, and made to live in unsanitary conditions, a new lawsuit alleges.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.16.2018 1:50 PM

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Prisons

Oklahoma Jury Rules in Favor of Army Vet Who Died in Jail Due to Neglect

Tulsa County owes $10.2 million in damages.

Lindsay Marchello | 3.21.2017 3:15 PM

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Civil Liberties

Cell Blocks Aren't Psych Wards

Even with the best of intentions, using jails to house the mentally ill is a bad policy.

C.J. Ciaramella | 2.21.2017 6:00 AM

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