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fromLos Angeles Times
16 hours ago
US politics

Trump asks Congress for $152 million to start rebuilding Alcatraz prison

Trump proposed $152 million to rebuild Alcatraz as a federal prison, facing opposition from critics and local representatives.
fromABC7 San Francisco
19 hours ago
Washington DC

Trump seeking $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison

Trump requests $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison in the 2027 budget proposal.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
16 hours ago

Trump asks Congress for $152 million to start rebuilding Alcatraz prison

Trump proposed $152 million to rebuild Alcatraz as a federal prison, facing opposition from critics and local representatives.
fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Homicide Suspect Arrested Five Months After East Bay Jail Released Him By Mistake

Isaiah Jamon Andrews, 20, of Kern, Washington, is suspected of fatally shooting a 20-year-old man at a hotel in Seattle on October 15.
Boston food
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Prison guard and gang jailed over contraband plot

Jason Thompson, a guard at HMP Isis, was suspended as the Metropolitan Police investigated his involvement in smuggling drugs and contraband into the prison. He was sentenced to four years and six months for conspiracy and misconduct.
UK news
SF politics
fromTruthout
22 hours ago

CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities

California's prison reform focuses on expensive new facilities rather than effective rehabilitation, with minimal budget allocation for actual rehabilitation programs.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Easter egg thief who was found by police cowering inside base of divan bed' jailed

Daniel Jones admitted to 33 thefts and breached a two-year criminal behaviour order 31 times, which banned him from all Essex Co-op stores.
London food
California
fromsfist.com
2 days ago

Man Charged In East Bay Hit-and-Run With Prior Conviction Skips Bail, Disappears

A Richmond man charged with murder in a fatal hit-and-run failed to appear in court, leading to a $1 million bench warrant for his arrest.
Podcast
fromVulture
2 days ago

Jen Shah and Elizabeth Holmes Bonded During Prison 'Poop Duty'

Jen Shah formed a close friendship with Elizabeth Holmes during their time in prison, bonding over shared experiences and celebrity status.
London politics
fromIndependent
5 days ago

Dublin armed robber reveals secret life and remorse after 20 years on the run

A man who committed 13 hotel robberies received a suspended sentence after nearly 20 years on the run and significant personal rehabilitation.
#julio-c-sosa
fromHudson Valley Post
5 days ago
Boston

Manhunt In New York After Prisoner Escapes In Hudson Valley

Julio C. Sosa, a 29-year-old prisoner, escaped from police custody in Brewster, New York, and is currently being sought by authorities.
Boston
fromHudson Valley Post
5 days ago

Manhunt In New York After Prisoner Escapes In Hudson Valley

Julio C. Sosa, a 29-year-old prisoner, escaped from police custody in Brewster, New York, and is currently being sought by authorities.
Brooklyn
fromNew York Daily News
5 days ago

Video shows MDC Brooklyn inmates 'fishing' for contraband through window

Inmates at MDC Brooklyn attempted a contraband smuggling scheme using a rope and cellphone instructions from convicted killer Taxstone.
#rikers-island
NYC parents
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Rikers Island inmate dies in custody at Elmhurst Hospital on Sunday | amNewYork

Another inmate died after being transferred from Rikers Island to a hospital, raising concerns about medical care and conditions at the facility.
New York City
fromGothamist
1 week ago

Man dies in custody at Rikers Island jail, officials say

A 39-year-old man died in custody at Rikers Island, prompting calls for accountability and the urgent need to close the facility.
fromsfist.com
17 hours ago

Trump Hasn't Forgotten About Asinine Plan to Reopen Alcatraz

Trump's budget proposal allocates $152 million for the first year of expenses to renovate and reestablish Alcatraz as a prison, a project that would cost around $2 billion.
US politics
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Young adults facing life or indeterminate sentences almost doubles in a decade

The number of young adults receiving life sentences has nearly doubled in a decade, raising concerns about their mental health and future prospects.
Boston food
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago

Murder suspect mistakenly released from East Bay jail recaptured in St. Louis, police say

A murder suspect mistakenly released from jail in Contra Costa County has been recaptured in St. Louis after six months on the run.
Washington DC
fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

They Had to Clean Solitary Cells. What They Saw Forced Them to Quit.

Solitary confinement work is demoralizing and involves invasive strip searches, contributing to severe mental health issues among incarcerated individuals.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Guardian view on prisons: sentencing reform has not eased the sense of crisis | Editorial

Prisons in England and Wales face a crisis with high violence, staff shortages, and inadequate reforms, necessitating urgent government action.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

You can't hide': The skull patches worn by guards at Alligator Alcatraz

One design depicts a grim reaper wielding a scythe over a crocodile skeleton alongside the text: Alligator Alcatraz and You can't hide, surrounded by small skulls and against a background resembling prison bars.
Social justice
NYC parents
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Quadcopter Drone Caught Trying to Deliver Hunting Knives to Inmates in Prison

Drones are increasingly used to smuggle contraband into prisons, posing a significant security threat.
East Bay (California)
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

Woman Dies In Pre-Trial Holding Cell at Santa Rita Jail Following Hospital Visit

A 37-year-old Oakland woman died in Santa Rita Jail Friday, less than 24 hours after being found unconscious and cleared by hospital staff, marking the 76th in-custody death at the facility since 2014.
Miami food
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Unusual Unauthorized Alligator Alcatraz Patches Explained

Guards at a Florida immigration detention center created and distributed unofficial patches featuring a skeleton grim reaper with an alligator, which detainees described as demonic and intimidating.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Plan to scrap most short jail terms comes into effect

Under the reform, courts must stop handing out such short prison terms other than in a number of specific or exceptional circumstances. MPs passed the measure as part of the government's plan to end the population crisis in prisons.
UK news
UK politics
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Minister's plan for electronic tagging of prisoners faces fresh delays

Electronic tagging implementation for prisoners has been delayed due to no viable tender responses, marking another setback to Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan's rollout plans.
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

11 charged after allegedly staging robberies to claim victim status on immigration applications

The scheme began in March 2023, when Rambhai Patel, then 36, carried out staged armed robberies with co-conspirators at at least six convenience stores, liquor stores, and fast food restaurants in Massachusetts and other states. Prosecutors said the robberies were designed to help store clerks falsely claim they were victims of violent crimes in applications for U nonimmigrant status, commonly known as a U visa.
Boston
#prison-security
Brooklyn
fromGothamist
2 weeks ago

Screen the guards: Albany ponders prison bills

New York proposes random full-body scanner screening for corrections officers entering state prisons to reduce contraband, while also allowing visitor re-evaluation instead of immediate rejection when scanners detect suspected contraband.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Gang which used drones for prison drops jailed

A seven-member gang was jailed for using drones to smuggle drugs, weapons, and mobile phones into prisons across London, accounting for approximately 75% of all drone drops in the region.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Gang jailed for drone smuggling scheme likened to Uber Eats for prisoners'

A gang orchestrated drone deliveries of drugs, weapons, and phones into UK prisons, operating like a delivery service for inmates between December 2024 and February 2025.
#criminal-justice
California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Convicted murderer who cut GPS ankle monitor caught after fleeing classes at Orange County college

A 22-year-old convicted murderer on probation was captured after cutting off his GPS monitor and fleeing Santiago Canyon College during an approved academic furlough.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 weeks ago

As an Oakland man walked out of San Quentin, police were waiting with a murder warrant

DaJean Evans was arrested upon release from San Quentin after serving five years, facing murder charges for a May 2022 Oakland killing despite demonstrating rehabilitation through prison programs.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Convicted murderer who cut GPS ankle monitor caught after fleeing classes at Orange County college

A 22-year-old convicted murderer on probation was captured after cutting off his GPS monitor and fleeing Santiago Canyon College during an approved academic furlough.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 weeks ago

As an Oakland man walked out of San Quentin, police were waiting with a murder warrant

DaJean Evans was arrested upon release from San Quentin after serving five years, facing murder charges for a May 2022 Oakland killing despite demonstrating rehabilitation through prison programs.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 weeks ago

Nick Reiner in solitary: No visitors, alone with his dark thoughts'

Following Reiner's arrest in the murder of his parents, who were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood mansion on Dec. 14, people have looked back on those red-carpet photos and say that he looked a bit detached from everyone else and even from the reality of the moment.
Film
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales at risk of cell fires

The government abandoned its pledge to make all prison cells fire-safe by end of 2027, leaving tens of thousands of prisoners at risk despite knowing for nearly two decades that a quarter of prison places are unsafe.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Newsom changed California prisons. What will the justice system look like after he leaves?

California's criminal justice system has shifted toward rehabilitation under Governor Newsom, with fewer incarcerated people and expanded rehabilitation programs, raising questions about the next governor's direction.
#prison-violence
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Governors warn of increasing violence of nothing-to-lose' inmates attacking notorious prisoners

Prisoners serving lengthy or whole-life sentences in high-security prisons increasingly attack notorious inmates because they face no additional punishment and gain status through violence.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Governors warn of increasing violence of nothing-to-lose' inmates attacking notorious prisoners

Prisoners serving lengthy or whole-life sentences in high-security prisons increasingly attack notorious inmates because they face no additional punishment and gain status through violence.
#prison-rehabilitation
fromsfist.com
1 month ago
Education

Newsom Unveils San Quentin Learning Center in First Phase of New Rehabilitation Center Project

fromFortune
1 month ago
Venture

Defy Ventures teaches entrepreneurship in prisons. It changed how I think about founders | Fortune

fromsfist.com
1 month ago
Education

Newsom Unveils San Quentin Learning Center in First Phase of New Rehabilitation Center Project

fromFortune
1 month ago
Venture

Defy Ventures teaches entrepreneurship in prisons. It changed how I think about founders | Fortune

California
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

Notorious pedophile slapped with new charges just hours before he was due to be released from prison

A convicted serial child predator facing early release under California's elder parole law was arrested on new charges hours before his scheduled release, based on a previously unprosecuted 1996 child sexual assault case.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Charles Bronson releases letter from prison ahead of parole hearing

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
US politics
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Prisoner escapes London hospitals twice in a week

Daniel Boakye, 21, absconded from Lewisham Hospital while in police custody, marking his second escape from hospital custody within a week.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Therapy, remorse: A look at how 'monster' child molester got parole and new efforts to alter law

He abused these children horrifically. He stole their childhoods. Someone that does these type of things, they don't deserve a second chance in life.
California
#prison-escape
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Toronto

Police search for man who allegedly escaped Toronto jail by impersonating another inmate | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Toronto

Police search for man who allegedly escaped Toronto jail by impersonating another inmate | CBC News

#bank-robbery
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Op-Ed | Do rehabilitation programs in prison help, both legally and personally? amNewYork

RDAP is a voluntary program that lasts between nine and 12 months (ordinarily, it requires roughly 38 weeks to complete in five-day workweeks, three-hour-a-day segments). The 500-hour program strives to educate inmates on the dangers of addiction. Most importantly, relapse prevention is stressed with the goal of helping inmates during post-release stay clean and sober to avoid reoffending. Congress appropriates more than $100 million annually for RDAP.
Public health
US news
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

How ADX Florence actually works, according to a former supermax inmate

ADX Florence enforces near-constant solitary confinement in concrete cells with strict security, severe psychological toll, suspended gang dynamics, controlled guard interactions, and restrictive visitations.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Cork twins with 274 previous convictions between them sentenced on same day for separate offences

Cork twins with over 270 prior convictions received prison sentences and a suspended sentence; Denis Kelly jailed five months for stealing a phone and wallet from an unlocked car.
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 month ago

NBC bringing Super Bowl pregame show to Alcatraz Island

NBC announced Monday that the network will broadcast part of its pregame show before Sunday's game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks from the island that used to be a site of a maximum security federal prison. The island has turned into a popular museum where more than 1 million visitors come each year.
National Football League
#prison-education
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Record number of offenders being recalled to prison in England and Wales

Record offender recalls have surged; many deliberately breach licence terms to return and traffic drugs while early-release rules and overcrowding reduce support and housing.
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Mystery Man Dressed as FBI Agent Tries to Break Luigi Mangione Out of Jail

A mysterious man, dressed as an FBI agent, showed up to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn in an apparent attempt to free Luigi Mangione, the man who has been charged with killing health insurance CEO Brian Thompson. As the Associated Press reports, the impostor was later identified as 36-year-old Mark Anderson, who has previously been arrested for drug possession and has disclosed ongoing mental health issues.
New York City
US news
fromBrooklyn Eagle
2 months ago

Minnesota man arrested in bizarre Luigi Mangione jailbreak attempt

A 36-year-old Minnesota man was arrested after impersonating an FBI agent while attempting to free accused killer Luigi Mangione from a federal detention center.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Escape review notorious Japanese revolutionary tells story of country's most wanted criminal

Toso imagines Satoshi Kirishima’s decades-long fugitive life as a monk-like, Zen-inspired vocation of escape and existential defiance.
Public health
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

California agency tasked with scrutinizing jail deaths hasn't completed a single review

The In-Custody Death Review Division has completed no reviews of over 150 jail deaths because counties withheld or redacted necessary investigatory and medical records.
UK news
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Man yelled 'I've done it' after Soham child killer Ian Huntley was attacked in prison workshop - reports

Ian Huntley, a prisoner serving a life sentence for murdering two 10-year-old girls in 2002, was assaulted with a metal pole at HMP Frankland and remains in serious condition with head injuries.
US politics
fromsilive
1 month ago

'Hooded bandit,' who committed string of '90s robberies on Staten Island, has life sentence commuted

Daniel Galiano, serving life under New Jersey's Three-Strikes law for a 1997 armed robbery spree, had his sentence commuted and was released.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Lammy blocks prison transfer for killer accused of rapping about murdering schoolboy

Deputy prime minister blocked transfer of convicted killer Jake Fahri to an open prison after claims he released rap music referencing Jimmy Mizen's 2008 murder.
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Two arrested following one robbery in East Bay and attempt at another one

Officers with Lafayette police made the arrest about 1:20 p.m. after police had been alerted to the robbery in Alamo, according to a statement from Contra Costa Sheriff's Office spokesperson Jimmy Lee. The sheriff's office has jurisdiction over Alamo and contracts out with Lafayette police. The two men - a 23-year-old Antioch man and 20-year-old man without a residence listed - remained in custody on Thursday in lieu of $200,000 and $150,000 bail, respectively, according to jail records. Lee said officers arrested each man on suspicion of two counts of robbery, attempted robbery and conspiracy.
California
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Prison escapee makes second rap song while on run

Done it twice now they think I'm insane. I'm a boss, so I always find my way, I'm that guy, the boss of the UK. The wanted criminal, whose music video is seemingly recorded while he is sitting in the back of a car and holding an inflated balloon, boasts about his ability to evade capture and his status as a criminal figure.
UK news
US news
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Hunter sentenced to prison for smuggling endangered species into Calif.

A man received six months in federal prison for conspiring to smuggle an endangered Ladakh urial carcass into the U.S. using forged documents.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

IPP prisoners trapped under dystopian' UK jail system, major report to UN warns

IPP prisoners serve excessive sentences averaging 516% of their minimum terms, constituting cruel and degrading treatment that violates human rights, requiring immediate abolition or case review.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

US man who fled jail and pleaded to Trump and Kim Kardashian gets 60-year term

Antoine Massey received a 60-year sentence for kidnapping and raping his ex-girlfriend after participating in a May 16, 2025 New Orleans jail breakout.
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

East Bay juvenile, 4 others arrested after police chase

A Vallejo vehicle pursuit resulted in recovery of three loaded firearms; five occupants detained, three juveniles, and two adults booked into Solano County custody.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

New Alligator Alcatraz Court Filings Allege Trump Admin Withheld Evidence

Federal records show federal involvement and funding in Everglades detention facility, which could trigger NEPA review and revive a court-ordered shutdown.
California
fromwww.timesheraldonline.com
1 month ago

East Bay juvenile, 4 others arrested after police chase

Vallejo police recovered three loaded firearms and booked five occupants, including three juveniles, after a vehicle pursuit ended on Wilson Avenue.
fromwww.bostonherald.com
2 months ago

A man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say

A man falsely claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday night and told officers he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities said. Mark Anderson, 36, of Mankato, Minnesota, was arrested and charged with impersonating an FBI agent in a foiled bid to free Mangione from the Metropolitan Detention Center,
US news
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Three inmates dead after possible riot' at Georgia state prison

Several major inmate fights at a Davisboro, Georgia state prison left three inmates dead and about a dozen injured, with 13 transported for medical treatment.
US news
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Vallejo man caught selling stolen gun while on jail furlough for murder, feds say

A 22-year-old on juvenile furlough faces federal charges for possessing and attempting to sell a stolen Glock tied to an earlier juvenile murder conviction.
California
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
2 months ago

Prolific retail thief linked to dozens of crimes across Bay Area sentenced

Shawn Naputi received a five-year prison sentence for committing over 80 retail thefts across Bay Area and Sacramento counties, stealing at least $80,000 in merchandise.
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
2 months ago

Alleged bounty hunter gets prison for kidnapping fugitive's girlfriend in California

A man who prosecutors say was acting as a bounty hunter when he and others allegedly kidnapped a fugitive's girlfriend and burglarized the couple's National City home was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison. The sentencing of Jesse A. Wagner, 50, in Chula Vista Superior Court ends an unusual case that grew to include three incidents in other local cities, including one in which a bystander was boxed in by alleged bounty hunters in darkened SUVs on an Oceanside street.
California
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Prisons unable to keep up with crisis of drones delivering drugs, report finds

Drones and underinvestment in prison security have enabled widespread delivery of drugs and contraband, undermining safety, health, and rehabilitation.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Supermax-style units' for most dangerous criminals to be introduced in England and Wales

Most dangerous extremist prisoners will be held in tiered supermax-style separation units with tougher conditions and potential legal limits on ECHR article 8.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Man jailed for attempted murder is arrested after absconding from open prison

Kieran Cameron, serving a 23-year sentence for a 2016 Dorset attempted murder, was arrested after absconding from HMP Thorn Cross.
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