The story so far: AP’s investigation into federal prisons
Associated PressAn ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the federal Bureau of Prisons, the Justice Department’s largest law enforcement agency, whose secrets have long been hidden within its walls and barbed-wire fences. The AP’s reporting has revealed layer after layer of abuse, neglect and leadership missteps — including rampant sexual abuse by workers, severe staffing shortages, inmate escapes and the mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic — leading directly to the agency’s director announcing his resignation earlier this year. AP writers Michael Balsamo and Michael Sisak started digging into the Bureau of Prisons after Epstein’s 2019 suicide. As they continued reporting, it became clear that the dysfunction surrounding Epstein’s suicide — guards sleeping and browsing the internet, one of them pulled from a different prison job to watch inmates, both working overtime shifts — wasn’t a one off but a symptom of a federal prison system in deep crisis.
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High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons
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Senators want answers in wake of AP’s prison investigations
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The story so far: AP’s investigation into federal prisons
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The newest federal prison has become one of the deadliest
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Feds: Guard lied in probe of gun found at NYC federal jail
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Prison break: 29 inmates escape federal lockups in 18 months
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Two BOP workers admit crimes on morning of Epstein’s death
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