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Nevada to pay $220K to man wrongfully convicted in robbery

Mar 14, 2022

Nevada will pay over $220,000 to a Las Vegas man as compensation for being imprisoned for more than four years for crimes a judge has ruled he didn’t commit.

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Nevada prisons are suffering critical staffing shortages

Feb 09, 2022

Nevada’s prison system is nearing a crisis point.  

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This file photo provided by the Kent County Sheriff, shows Ty Garbin.

One Of The Men Charged In The Mich. Governor Kidnap Plot Gets 6 Years In Prison

Aug 25, 2021
Ty Garbin pleaded guilty last year for his role in a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home.
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Nevada Judge Strikes Down Law Detaining Immigrants Over Its Racist Roots

Aug 23, 2021

A federal judge in Nevada has ruled that a law that further penalizes those who re-enter the U.S. after deportation is unconstitutional.  Section 1326 says if you were denied entry to the U.S. or were deported at some point, that law makes entering the U.S. a felony. The Nevada judge says it violates the U.S. Constitution because of its racist, anti-Mexican origins. The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing this decision.

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Innocence Center Opens in Nevada

May 26, 2021

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Patrick O'Neill, 64, is a member of the Kings Bay Plowshares. He reports to prison in January for a 14-month sentence.

Longtime Anti-Nuclear Activists Face Prison, Again, After Breaking Into Naval Base

Dec 28, 2020
In the midst of a pandemic that's wreaking havoc on prisons and disproportionately affects older people, activists known as the Kings Bay Plowshares have been sentenced to up to 33 months in prison.
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A sign reading "HELP" is posted in the window of an inmate's cell during a 2019 tour with state officials at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala.

Alabama Vows To 'Fervently Defend' Prison System Against Justice Department Lawsuit

Dec 11, 2020
State officials say they were blindsided this week by the legal action alleging brutal and unconstitutional conditions in the state's prisons.
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Dustin Lee Honken was executed by lethal injection and died at 4:36 p.m. ET, according to officials.

Justice Department Executes 3rd Federal Prisoner In A Week

Jul 17, 2020
"Nearly three decades after [Dustin Lee] Honken coldly ended the lives of five people, including two young girls ... he has finally faced justice," a spokeswoman said in a statement.
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Hunker Down Diaries
"What makes this pandemic so scary is all the unknown factors," writes 40-year-old Mohammed Monsuri.

Lockdown In Lockup: A Prisoner At Sing Sing On Life During The COVID-19 Crisis

Jun 26, 2020
Mohammed Monsuri, who is incarcerated at the New York prison, describes how he learned about the pandemic and the challenges of staying safe. The coronavirus has hit prisons across the U.S. hard.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
The progressive advocacy group FWD.US recommends Arizona release at least 10,000 inmates, or one-quarter of the prison population, to make a significant impact in stopping the spread of the virus.

'A Ticking Time Bomb': Advocates Warn COVID-19 Is Spreading Rapidly Behind Bars

Apr 28, 2020
The spread of coronavirus behind bars is likely much more rampant than what's known right now. In prisons, jails and immigration detention centers, limited testing already shows widespread infection.
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Attendees at a January rally at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson called for the state to close the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, where a number of deaths have occurred.

After Inmate Deaths, Mississippi Faces Pressure To Reform Its Prisons

Apr 20, 2020
The state of Mississippi is the subject of lawsuits and a federal investigation following the deaths of more than 30 inmates in its prison system since late last year.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A view of the entrance to Rikers Island penitentiary complex.

'You Just Get Written Off': One Inmate On Life On Rikers During The Pandemic

Apr 18, 2020
Rikers Island jail in New York City is currently in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak. Inmate Daryl Campbell is currently under quarantine and shares his experience.
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A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department van enters the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles on April 1, 2020. California is planning to release as many as 3,500 inmates who were due to be paroled in the next two months as it tries to free s

Advocates: Inmates Released Early Due To Pandemic Need Help To Safely Shelter

Apr 09, 2020
In California, former inmates released early to help reduce coronavirus risks behind bars lack support when they get out, say advocates, who want better, organized help to address the crisis.
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A man does maintenance work at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash., in a 2016 photo. At least six inmates in a minimum-security unit of the prison have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Inmates In Washington State Protest After Fellow Prisoners Test Positive For COVID-19

Apr 09, 2020
More than 100 prisoners at Monroe Correctional Complex's minimum-security unit set off fire extinguishers in protest after six fellow inmates were diagnosed with COVID-19 in recent days.
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A sign placed in the window of an inmate's cell calls for "HELP" during a visit by state officials last year. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., long criticized for its conditions, will be largely decommissioned.

Alabama To Move Most Inmates From Notoriously Crowded, Violent Holman Prison

Jan 29, 2020
The state's Department of Corrections said it is largely decommissioning the facility. Federal officials have condemned Alabama's prison system as understaffed, overcrowded and outright "cruel."
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Gov. Phil Murphy, pictured in March, signed two bills on Wednesday ensuring that former felons can "once again walk into a voting booth and have a say in our democracy."

New Jersey Governor Signs Bills Restoring Voting Rights To More Than 80,000 People

Dec 18, 2019
"These are residents ... have been needlessly prevented from having a voice in the future direction of their communities," Gov. Phil Murphy said.
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A new book by anthropologist and physician Kimberly Sue tells the stories of women navigating opioid addiction during and after incarceration.

Opioid Addiction In Jails: An Anthropologist's Perspective

Nov 12, 2019
In Getting Wrecked: Women, Incarceration, and the American Opioid Crisis, a Rikers Island doctor says drug treatment in U.S. jails and prisons is often shaped by societal prejudice, not science.
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<em>Felon: Poems</em>, by Reginald Dwayne Betts

'Felon' Author Says, 'Everybody Has To Tell Their Kids Something'

Nov 03, 2019
Lawyer-poet Reginald Dwayne Betts for years hid the fact that he had served time in prison. Now, this time in his life is at the center of his new collection of poems.
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Authorities say jailed Brazilian drug trafficker Clauvino da Silva tried but failed to escape from a prison in Rio de Janeiro wearing this disguise.

Brazilian Drug Trafficker Tries To Escape Prison Disguised As His Daughter

Aug 05, 2019
Turns out the departing "visitor" wasn't a woman at all – but a drug trafficker sentenced to decades in prison and boldly trying to escape. He was reportedly caught because he was acting nervous.
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Natalie Lynch at home with her youngest child, Maycen. In 2014, when Lynch was pregnant with her older child, she spent two weeks before giving birth in<strong> </strong>a prison cell, mostly alone.

Pregnant, Locked Up, And Alone

Jun 16, 2019
Natalie Lynch spent the last two weeks of her pregnancy in a prison cell, mostly alone. As female incarceration rates rise, some states are banning solitary confinement of pregnant women.
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Profiles Of America In Full Employment
Michigan Department of Corrections Director Heidi Washington says "about 95% of everybody who left Vocational Village had a job before they left."

Former Inmates Are Getting Jobs As Employers Ignore Stigma In Bright Economy

May 23, 2019
People convicted of felonies often have difficulties getting hired. But many employers say they're suffering a labor shortage, and attitudes toward hiring people with criminal records are changing.
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A corrections officer walks the grounds of the Idaho State Correctional Institution south of Boise where Adree Edmo was incarcerated.

Court To Rule On Sex Reassignment Surgery For Idaho Inmate

May 16, 2019
An Idaho inmate sued the state to receive sex reassignment surgery and won. If she prevails in federal appeals court, she'll become the first inmate to receive the surgery through court order.
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Prisoners stand in a crowded lunch line at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala. in June 2015. On Saturday, a U.S. District Court Judge determined the state's Department of Corrections had not adequately addressed a spike in prisoner suicides.

Judge Rules 'Systematic Inadequacies' Fueled Alabama Prison Suicides, Orders Monitor

May 06, 2019
The current prison system fails to protect inmates from killing themselves, a federal court ruled. The decision comes after 15 state inmates died by suicide in 15 months.
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Prisoners stand in a crowded lunch line during a prison tour at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala. A Department of Justice report finds violence in Alabama's overcrowded prisons is 'cruel' and 'pervasive.'

Justice Dept. Finds Violence In Alabama Prisons 'Common, Cruel, Pervasive'

Apr 03, 2019
A civil rights investigation into the Alabama prison system by the Department of Justice finds conditions unsafe and unconstitutional. Violence, understaffing and crowding are common.
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In this 2017 photo, former lawmaker Anthony Weiner leaves federal court following his sentencing in New York. The New York Democrat has been released from federal prison in Massachusetts.

Ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner Finishes Prison Term

Feb 18, 2019
The New York congressman was sentenced to 21 months after he sent an explicit photo of himself to a 15-year-old girl.

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