#inmate-abuse

#inmate-abuse

"This sentence reflects an unthinkable betrayal by parents who are meant to protect their children from harm. Pearlene was denied the chance to grow up and become who she was meant to be. There is no punishment that can restore the loss of life."

A detective garda who brutally assaulted his wife in front of their young children walked free from court without a custodial sentence, raising serious concerns about justice.

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.

The Supreme Court of the United States held that Colorado's statutory ban on conversion therapy was 'likely unconstitutional.' Conversion therapy refers to interventions intended to change or suppress an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, typically by promoting heterosexuality or cisgender identity and associated behaviors as the desired outcome.

Trump's proposal includes $152 million to cover the first year of project costs for reopening Alcatraz as a federal prison, but lacks specific details on fund usage.

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.

The more than 3 million pages of documents include accusations by alleged victims of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's abuse and thousands of emails and photos showing Epstein associated with prominent figures.

Shah Alam was 'a blind man who could not speak English and left outside a closed Tim Hortons coffee shop completely defenseless against the bitter cold February night by Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security,' New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. 'Every individual involved in the death of Mr. Shah Alam must be held fully accountable.'

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office must comply with subpoenas issued by the county's civilian oversight board as part of a whistleblower investigation into alleged misconduct, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.

The Irish Prison Service confirmed that the inmate died in custody on April 1. All deaths in custody are investigated by the Irish Prison Service, the Inspector of Prisons and An Garda Síochána, where circumstances warrant.

At Dublin, she had been sexually harassed and verbally abused by an officer, physically assaulted by another, witnessed other officers sexually abusing women, and been subjected to retaliation. Before her arrest, Cristal had been a long-time permanent resident of the U.S. Her conviction for drugs invalidated her green card, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a final removal order based on her felony conviction.

Lieutenant Thomas Conrad was standing in a control room in Nashville's new central jail when he noticed something off with one of the key rings hanging on the wall. It was midday on December 30, 2019, and in two weeks the still empty jail would take in about seven hundred inmates. While contractors were finishing their work, Conrad, a senior correctional officer with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, was organizing equipment: handheld radios, handcuffs, and keys.

Private detention centers have earned millions in profits and continued to secure contracts with government agencies, despite well documented cases of health and safety violations. It is time for the State of California to use its legal and moral authority to inspect private detention facilities, hold bad actors accountable and close facilities with consistent, documented cases of human rights abuses.

The families of two people who died in San Diego jails last year have filed separate civil rights lawsuits in federal court both accusing the Sheriff's Office and its private medical contractors of systemic failures they say took the lives of Callen Lines and Corey Dean. Lines died from drug withdrawal in the Las Colinas women's jail in May, a day after her arrest. Dean, who suffered from schizophrenia, died two months later in the Vista jail after weeks in solitary confinement. Both lawsuits, filed last week by attorneys Grace Jun and Danielle Pena, allege staff ignored repeated pleas for help from both.

Nine people have died inside L.A. County jails so far this year, an alarming number for the Sheriff's Department as it continues to face a lawsuit from the state over the conditions in local lockups. Sheriff's Department officials said they are continuing to make changes, hoping to reduce the number of in-custody deaths and care for an inmate population that is increasingly struggling with medical and mental health issues.

One inmate is dead and another is under investigation for murder following a violent altercation earlier this month at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials. Prison official say a fight broke out around 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 4, between inmates Joe Duty Jr. and Stephenson Choi Kim in one of the prison's housing units.