Category: State News
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Hundreds Of Prisoners At FPC Montgomery in Alabama Protest Over Failure To Grant Early Release
Over 700 inmates at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) in Montgomery, AL refused to take meals over the BOP’s failure to grant early release to those who qualified for it.
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Rikers Island Sexual Abuse: Investigations Languish Under Mayor Adams
In 2023, more than 45% of the NY Department of Correction’s investigations into sexual abuse and harassment claims exceeded the 90-day deadline mandate.
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Illinois Youth Detention Center Sexual Abuse Lawsuits: Hundreds of Claimants
Since May, 2024, 667 individuals have come forward, alleging they were sexually abused as children in state and Cook County-run youth facilities.
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Illinois Juvenile Detention Sexual Abuse: Survivors Sue For Justice
Almost 700 former Illinois youth detention center inmates have come forward in lawsuits alleging they were sexually abused as children.
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Department of Justice Warns Alabama Against Violating Constitution In Prison Lawsuit Brief
The DOJ filed a brief in a longstanding lawsuit brought by former and current inmates of an Alabama prison, alleging widespread violence and sexual assaults among prisoners.
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Without Air Conditioning, TX Inmates Are Being Cooked To Death, Lawsuit Contends
One of Texas’ most infamous inmates along with help from prison-rights advocates is suing the state over dangerously high temperatures in prison cells.