‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three ...
Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge's rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ...
Men get 100 years for shooting at Juárez police in 2023 Cereso prison breakout
Five men sentenced to 100 years in prison in a drive-by shooting at police after a prison breakout in Juárez, Mexico.
Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison
El Salvador has the highest prison population rate in the world. The US administration intends to increase the number of ...
N.M. paid more than $1 million to settle claims due to prison injuries from 'less-lethal' munitions
The term “less lethal” refers to weapons and ballistics used to subdue people without killing them, ranging from simple wooden batons to pepper spray and rubber bullets. However, these devices and ...
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US homeland security secretary visits prison in El Salvador holding deported Venezuelans
The swoop came after Bukele offered to house people sent from the US in El Salvador’s prison system. Despite the ... who will also visit Colombia and Mexico as part of a three-day tour of ...
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Defending a Mexican cartel boss: Drug kingpins seek lawyers in the US
Plucked from Mexican prison cells, hustled onto planes in shackles ... through the implications of this for the criminal justice system," she said. "Because who is going to cooperate if the ...
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Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
“Texas is the largest prison system in the country and the judge ... A federal lawsuit in New Mexico claims eight inmates were confined for hours in stifling summer heat in a prison transport ...