Canadian Man Dies in ICE Custody in Miami Amid Spike in Immigration Arrests
Federal officials are investigating the death of a Canadian man who died in immigration custody this week at a federal detention facility in Miami.
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DOJ Pushes to Release Female Federal Prisoners Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted
By Allan Lengel The problem has become so serious that the Justice Department is pressing federal prison officials to release some female inmates who have been sexually assaulted by prison employees, the New York Times reports. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco has been pressing prison officials in recent weeks to release the inmates under…
FBI Investigating Whether ‘Criminal Enterprise’ Played Role in Epstein’s Death
The FBI is investigating whether Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell death was the result of a “criminal enterprise.”
Bureau of Prisons Director Harley Lappin Busted for Drunk Driving
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Harley Lappin, the director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, who oversees 116 institutions and about 210,000 convicts, faces drunk driving charges stemming from a February incident in Annapolis, Md., the website Main Justice reported. Lappin, who announced his resignation last week, told the staff about the drunk driving…
Ex-Federal Judge Facing Nightmare Behind Bars
By Allan Lengel For AOL News As a federal judge in southern Texas for some 18 years, Samuel Kent sent folks off to prison. Now he’s behind bars himself, being subjected to what his attorney describes as a Kafkaesque nightmare of “cruel and abusive treatment.” Kent, 61, is serving a 33-month sentence for obstruction of…
Ex-Federal Judge Facing Nightmare Behind Bars
By Allan Lengel For AOL News As a federal judge in southern Texas for some 18 years, Samuel Kent sent folks off to prison. Now he’s behind bars himself, being subjected to what his attorney describes as a Kafkaesque nightmare of “cruel and abusive treatment.” Kent, 61, is serving a 33-month sentence for obstruction of…