Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease …
WEB9 hours ago · Updated 11:50 AM PDT, September 21, 2024. KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo said they released 600 prisoners in the country’s main prison on Saturday as part of a process aimed at decongesting overcrowded prisons. Justice Minister Constant Mutamba announced the move during a ceremony at Makala Central Prison in Congo’s capital ...
Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease ... - ABC News
WEB9 hours ago · Makala prison, Congo’s largest penitentiary with a capacity for 1,500 people, holds more than 12,000 inmates, most of whom are awaiting trial, Amnesty International said in its latest country ...
Bureau of Prisons says it's adding staff and making fixes at jail …
WEB1 day ago · The Bureau of Prisons closed its other New York City jail, the Metropolitan Correctional Center, in 2021 after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide there shone a spotlight on lax security, crumbling ...
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WEB2 days ago · by Matt Clarke. When detainee Reynaldo Ramos, 55, was found unresponsive in his Robert Pressley Detention Center cell in California’s Riverside County on April 16, 2024, efforts to resuscitate him failed, and he was pronounced dead. He had been arrested on drug trafficking charges 10 days earlier.
A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death …
WEBNov 15, 2023 · Signed by 14 people incarcerated in one of the highest-security federal prisons in the country, the letter was an urgent warning for prison officials: Several corrections officers were trying...
Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of ... - Associated Press News
WEBJul 25, 2024 · President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption and abuse in the prison system.
Federal prisons remain locked down from coast to coast after …
WEBFeb 1, 2022 · The nationwide lockdown affecting 122 prisons continued Tuesday after two inmates involved in a clash at the U.S. Penitentiary Beaumont died in Monday's violence, officials say.
Inside the Bureau of Prisons, a federal agency plagued by ... - CBS News
WEBJun 16, 2024 · The United States federal prison system has 158,000 inmates in its custody and locks up some of the most dangerous and high-profile criminals in the world. Serial killers and terrorists are among...
Two inmates killed in fight at Oklahoma prison, more than 30 …
WEBMay 12, 2024 · Two inmates were killed and more than 30 others were injured in a massive brawl at an Oklahoma prison, leading to a lockdown, a pause in visitations and renewed calls for reforms aimed at curbing...
Takeaways from the AP's investigation into how ... - Associated Press News
WEBMay 16, 2024 · A sweeping Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often being denied the rights and protections offered to other American workers.