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Hawaii to open prisons and jails for inspection of mental health services
2 days, 20 hours ago

Hawaii to open prisons and jails for inspection of mental health services

Associated Press  

Hawaiʻi has agreed to open its prisons and jails for inspection by two national experts who will assess the state’s troubled inmate mental health services. Attorney Eric Seitz filed the 2019 class-action lawsuit against the state, alleging corrections officials “subject people with serious mental illnesses to extreme isolation with little or no mental health treatment.” The suit was originally filed …

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With most New York prison guards ending strike, governor bars holdouts from state jobs
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

With most New York prison guards ending strike, governor bars holdouts from state jobs

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — More than 2,000 New York prison guards who were fired for illegally walking off the job were barred Tuesday from being hired for other state jobs by Gov. Prison officials said Monday evening they were firing correctional officers who refused to return to work after a deal was struck between the state and the guards’ union to …

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New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike
2 weeks, 3 days ago

New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike

LA Times  

Corrections officers greet each other during a shift change at Auburn Correctional Facility in Auburn, N.Y., on the first day back to work after a strike ended Monday. New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weeks-long wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system, but said enough officers had come …

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New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike
2 weeks, 3 days ago

New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system, but said enough officers had come back on the job to declare the illegal work stoppage over. The state and the guards’ union struck a new deal to end the strike …

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Manhunt underway after prisoners escape from Broken Hill Correctional Centre
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Manhunt underway after prisoners escape from Broken Hill Correctional Centre

ABC  

Police are searching for one of two men who escaped the Broken Hill Correctional Centre on the weekend. Police are searching for Broken Hill Correctional Centre inmate Isaiah Johnson. "What we're hoping is just a safe return to custody for this male," Barrier Police District Detective Inspector Matt Sippel said. " In January last year a 24-year-old Broken Hill Correctional …

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New York fires more than 2,000 prison guards for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike
2 weeks, 4 days ago

New York fires more than 2,000 prison guards for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike

CNN  

Albany, New York AP — New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system, but said enough officers had come back on the job to declare the illegal work stoppage over. The state and the guards’ union struck a new deal to end …

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Mexican Mafia smuggled heroin with Pringles, secret code and L.A. jail deputy, records say
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mexican Mafia smuggled heroin with Pringles, secret code and L.A. jail deputy, records say

LA Times  

Even after it was deciphered, the coded message from jail seemed strange. It was Meiser and Munguia’s job to investigate these “shot-callers” by listening to their phone calls, monitoring surveillance cameras within the jail and interviewing informants, Munguia told internal investigators. Is that correct?” Munguia said he didn’t agree with the approach, which he claimed he learned from Meiser, but …

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Private security firm G4S hired to help manage record high NT prisoner numbers
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Private security firm G4S hired to help manage record high NT prisoner numbers

ABC  

Private security guards will soon work alongside Northern Territory correctional staff after the government signed a contract with controversial global security firm G4S. Deputy Chief Minister Gerard Maley said G4S security guards would help transfer inmates between prisons and the courts as correctional staff manage record prisoner numbers. A 2018 report by the Victorian auditor-general's office found "serious incidents" at …

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New York Corrections struggles with strike amid outrage over high-profile inmate deaths
3 weeks, 3 days ago

New York Corrections struggles with strike amid outrage over high-profile inmate deaths

CNN  

CNN — New York state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is struggling to keep striking officers on the job, as it grapples with the fallout from two high-profile inmate deaths and reports of violence at the hands of its workers. Nantwi’s death comes less than two weeks after six New York prison workers were charged with murder in connection …

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New York Corrections struggles with strike amid outrage over high-profile inmate deaths
3 weeks, 3 days ago

New York Corrections struggles with strike amid outrage over high-profile inmate deaths

CNN  

CNN — New York state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is struggling to keep striking officers on the job, as it grapples with the fallout from two high-profile inmate deaths and reports of violence at the hands of its workers. Nantwi’s death comes less than two weeks after six New York prison workers were charged with murder in connection …

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State police launch probe into inmate death as prison system roiled by illegal guard strike
3 weeks, 3 days ago

State police launch probe into inmate death as prison system roiled by illegal guard strike

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York state police are investigating the death of an inmate as the state corrections system continues to be roiled by a wildcat strike by prison staff. Stan German, executive director of the New York County Defender Services, described Nantwi as a “bright” young man dealing with “significant mental health challenges” following a “dysfunctional violent upbringing.” The …

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15 placed on leave after New York prison inmate’s death, governor says
3 weeks, 4 days ago

15 placed on leave after New York prison inmate’s death, governor says

CNN  

CNN — New York State Police say they’re investigating the Saturday death of an inmate who was housed at an upstate medium security prison – reports of which Gov. The governor, when asked Monday about reports of Nantwi’s death, said it was “very much under investigation.” “Deeply troubling,” Hochul said during a news conference Monday morning in New York City. …

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Parklea Correctional Centre to return to NSW government management
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Parklea Correctional Centre to return to NSW government management

ABC  

Management of a prison in Sydney's north-west will return to the state government after it was outsourced to a private company more than 15 years ago. Parklea Correctional Centre, which has been managed by MTC Australia, will be brought under NSW government control in October 2026, six months after the company's contract ends. The prison will become the second facility …

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Inmate death reported as illegal prison guard strike stretches into 2nd week
1 month ago

Inmate death reported as illegal prison guard strike stretches into 2nd week

Associated Press  

COXSACKIE, N.Y. — A wildcat strike by guards at New York’s prisons, now in its second week, is fueling fears over deteriorating conditions behind bars. “Since the strike began, Legal Aid has received dozens of reports from incarcerated clients across New York State about their inability to access critical medical care and essential prescriptions, including blood pressure medication and necessary …

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NT prison officers deliver no-confidence vote in Corrections Commissioner Matthew Varley
1 month, 1 week ago

NT prison officers deliver no-confidence vote in Corrections Commissioner Matthew Varley

ABC  

Northern Territory prison officers have returned a resounding no-confidence vote in the NT's corrections commissioner, amid pushback over a plan to hire private and interstate guards to help staff the workforce. The United Workers Union on Friday released the survey results of 519 correctional officers across the territory, which found 98 per cent of respondents had no confidence in Corrections …

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New York prison guards charged in beating death of handcuffed inmate
1 month, 1 week ago

New York prison guards charged in beating death of handcuffed inmate

LA Times  

Officers stomp and beat Robert Brooks, whose hands are cuffed behind his back, in this image from body camera video taken Dec. 9 at Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County, N.Y. William Fitzpatrick, said Thursday that he would prove in court that the guards thought the body-worn cameras were all off, raising concerns about a culture among guards in which …

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Robert Brooks death: Marcy Correctional Facility prison guards indicted on murder charges in inmate beating
1 month, 1 week ago

Robert Brooks death: Marcy Correctional Facility prison guards indicted on murder charges in inmate beating

CNN  

CNN — Six prison workers in New York were indicted on murder charges Thursday in connection with the death of an inmate who was beaten while handcuffed. Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old Black man, died in the early hours of December 10 after he was beaten by multiple correctional officers at Marcy Correctional Facility, an all-male state prison about 50 miles …

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Robert Brooks death: Marcy Correctional Facility prison guards indicted on murder charges in inmate beating
1 month, 1 week ago

Robert Brooks death: Marcy Correctional Facility prison guards indicted on murder charges in inmate beating

CNN  

CNN — Six prison workers in New York were indicted on murder charges Thursday in connection with the death of an inmate who was beaten while handcuffed. Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old Black man, died in the early hours of December 10 after he was beaten by multiple correctional officers at Marcy Correctional Facility, an all-male state prison about 50 miles …

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Arizona GOP lawmakers advance firing squad execution proposal
1 month, 1 week ago

Arizona GOP lawmakers advance firing squad execution proposal

Raw Story  

by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona Mirror February 18, 2025 A Republican proposal that would amend the Arizona Constitution to execute prisoners by firing squad instead of lethal injection passed its first hurdle Tuesday. Duncan concluded that, although lethal injection appears to be painless and humane, the reality is that it is “fundamentally unreliable, unworkable and unacceptably prone to errors.” Duncan also …

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New York governor threatens to send National Guard in response to prison guard strike
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1 month, 1 week ago

New York governor threatens to send National Guard in response to prison guard strike

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul threatened Tuesday to deploy National Guard troops to restore order as a strike among prison guards across the state entered its second day. “We will not allow these individuals to jeopardize the safety of their colleagues, incarcerated people, and the residents of communities surrounding our correctional facilities.” The state corrections officer union …

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Why Bangladesh's Verification Necessary To Deport Illegal Migrants Who Served Sentence? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why Bangladesh's Verification Necessary To Deport Illegal Migrants Who Served Sentence? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

Live Law  

Reserving judgment in a case raising the issue of indefinite detention of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in the country, the Supreme Court today expressed disappointment with illegal immigrants being made to suffer rigor of prisons despite their having served sentences post conviction. At the same time, the Court pulled up State of West Bengal for not having correctional homes/detention centres, which …

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Inmate on dialysis bleeds to death in Missouri prison
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Inmate on dialysis bleeds to death in Missouri prison

Raw Story  

James Pointer’s life sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections ended abruptly last week when he bled to death from an opening in his leg used to administer dialysis treatments. Pointer, 76, was housed at the Moberly Correctional Center, where the state prison agency keeps offenders with kidney disease because it has a dialysis center, department spokeswoman Karen Pojmann wrote …

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Robert Brooks: Kathy Hochul calls for criminal charges after homicide ruling
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Robert Brooks: Kathy Hochul calls for criminal charges after homicide ruling

CNN  

CNN — New York Gov. The report from the Onondaga County Medical Examiner lists Brooks’ cause of death as “compression of the neck and multiple blunt force injuries and the manner” of death as homicide, an attorney for Brooks’ family, Elizabeth Mazur, told CNN. CNN has not obtained a copy of the report, as autopsy reports are treated as confidential …

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Why Detain Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants Here Indefinitely Instead Of Deporting Them?Supreme Court Asks Union
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why Detain Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants Here Indefinitely Instead Of Deporting Them?Supreme Court Asks Union

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has asked the Union Government about the purpose of keeping hundreds of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in detention centres in India for an indefinite period, instead of deporting them to their native country.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan observed that if an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh has been apprehended and convicted under. The Supreme …

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