Prisons
MN Prisons Agree to Provide Costly Hepatitis Treatments
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Possibly thousands of Minnesota prisoners must receive expensive treatments for hepatitis C, thanks to the settlement of a class action against the state’s prison system.
Prisons
Texas Legislators Take Aim at Female Prisoners’ Conditions
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A legislative study of the prison conditions that women experience in Texas has led to 13 bills addressing issues including trauma history, feminine hygiene, vocational and educational programs, parents in the justice system and the treatment of pregnant women who are incarcerated.
Prisons
Compassionate Releases Begin Under First Step Act
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons rarely granted releases of seriously ill inmates under a 1984 law. The new prison reform statute allows inmates to go to federal court to obtain releases, as a Louisiana prisoner did last week.
Prisons
MA Woman Sues Over Federal Prisons Ban on Methadone
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A Massachusetts woman recovering from heroin addiction sued the Federal Bureau of Prisons over its prohibition on methadone treatment, which she wants to continue when she starts a year-long sentence next month.
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Ex-Louisiana Prison Warden Pleads Guilty to Corruption
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Nate Cain and his wife Bandy were accused of spending thousands of dollars meant for the Avoyelles Correctional Center’s operations on personal purchases ranging from flat screen TVs to construction supplies.
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Indictment Highlights Scams in Federal Prison Rehab
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The small industry of advising incoming federal inmates is “totally the Wild West,” says a former federal prisons employee. Some consultants advise convicts to fake substance abuse problems so they can take part in a program granting them early release.
Prisons
Prisons Bureau Investigates Shkreli’s Cellphone Use
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Martin Shkreli, 35, has been running his former drug company, Phoenixus AG, from his cell in Fort Dix, N.J., via a contraband smartphone, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Policing
Prison, Jail Deaths in Texas Increase: Study
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In 2018, there were more reported custodial deaths in Texas than since at least 2005, according to a new report by the Texas Justice Initiative. Some 769 individuals died while in the custody of Texas law enforcement, up from 545 deaths in 2005.
Prisons
Second Federal Lockup Lost Heat In Winter Cold Snap
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The episode at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center wasn’t this winter’s only case of a federal lockup that failed to keep the heat running. The Bureau of Prisons now acknowledges a similar episode took place simultaneously in California.
Prisons
Colorado Considers Ways to Unpack Its Prisons
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The state has fewer than 100 beds open in its 14,000-inmate system. Gov. Jared Polis wants to open a closed prison to replace beds being used at private prisons.