Justice Department to Investigate Conditions at Prisons in Alabama
The Justice Department plans to investigate conditions at Alabama’s prisons for men following a work strike by guards.
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AG Loretta Lynch Wants Newly Released Inmates to Be Issued ID Cards
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In an effort to make transition from jail to freedom easier for convicts, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is urging governors to provide parolees with state identification cards. The announcement is part of the nation’s first National Reentry Week, which began Sunday, the Christian Science Monitor reports. “National Reentry Week highlights…
FBI Widens Investigation of Inmate Abuse at New York State Prison System
The FBI is widening its investigation into inmate abuse in the New York state prison system following the death of a mentally ill inmate last April.
FBI Investigates 4 Cases of Alleged Inmate Abuse at Hands of Guards
The FBI is investigating allegations that guards physically abused inmates at a Jackson County jail.
Federal Prison Population Drops for First Time in Decades Under AG Holder
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com For the first time in several decades, the federal inmate population has decreased, the Associated Press reports. The Justice Department revealed that roughly 4,800 fewer inmates were incarcerated last year than the year before. Attorney General Eric Holder said he anticipates the inmate population to be about 250,000 next week, which…
Justice Department Finds Alabama Failed to Protect Female Inmates from Sexual Abuse
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department leveled serious allegations against Alabama officials, saying the state failed to protect female prisoners from being sexually assaulted and harassed by correctional staff, Fox 6 WBRC reports. “Tutwiler has a history of unabated staff-on-prisoner sexual abuse and harassment,” the department wrote in a report to Gov. Robert Bentley. “The…
Feds: 18 Charged in Sweeping Case of Abuse in L.A. County Sheriff’s Department
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Eighteen current and former members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are accused of misconduct and abusing inmates in county jails, the New York Times reports. Feds charged the defendants Monday with excessive use of force and obstruction of justice at the nation’s largest county’s jail system. The charges follow countless…
Rumor Mill Works Overtime in Controversy Between FBI and LA County Sheriff’s Dept.
Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The rumor mill has been working overtime involving the controversy between FBI and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Lee Baca is fuming that the FBI didn’t tell him about its investigation into inmate abuse, or the fact that the FBI, in an undercover sting, paid a sheriff’s deputy about…