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Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was …

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Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates so Trump can’t have them executed
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates so Trump can’t have them executed

LA Times  

President Biden, shown last week at a Hanukkah reception at the White House, said in Monday’s announcement, “In good conscience, I cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted.” President Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life …

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Everyone from Richard Branson to the Pope wants Biden to ‘Trump-proof’ death row
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Everyone from Richard Branson to the Pope wants Biden to ‘Trump-proof’ death row

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Biden was already facing calls last from opponents of capital punishment to commute the …

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Diddy’s troubled New York jail is targeted by federal investigators
2 months, 1 week ago

Diddy’s troubled New York jail is targeted by federal investigators

The Independent  

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Texas Senate Race Pits Abortion Rights Against The Bogeyman Of Boys In Girls Sports
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Senate Race Pits Abortion Rights Against The Bogeyman Of Boys In Girls Sports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, Rep. Colin Allred, are pitching themselves to voters as defenders of women in the final weeks of a Senate race that provides one of the few last-dash hopes Democrats have to retain control of the U.S. Senate. Kate Cox and other women who navigated the Texas …

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Prison deaths report finds widespread missteps, failures in latest sign of crisis in federal prisons
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Prison deaths report finds widespread missteps, failures in latest sign of crisis in federal prisons

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The kind of systemic failures …

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Former warden at female prison known as ‘rape club’ guilty of sexually abusing women behind bars
2 years, 1 month ago

Former warden at female prison known as ‘rape club’ guilty of sexually abusing women behind bars

LA Times  

Ray J. Garcia leaves the federal courthouse in Oakland on Nov. 28. Garcia, the former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison, was found guilty of eight counts of sexually abusing women behind bars. The former warden of a federal women’s prison in California so plagued by sexual abuse it was known as the “rape club” was found guilty Thursday …

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A federal judge rules Oklahoma's lethal injection method is constitutional
2 years, 7 months ago

A federal judge rules Oklahoma's lethal injection method is constitutional

NPR  

A federal judge rules Oklahoma's lethal injection method is constitutional Enlarge this image toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP Sue Ogrocki/AP A federal judge in Oklahoma on Monday ruled the state's three-drug lethal injection method is constitutional, paving the way for the state to request execution dates for more than two dozen death row inmates who were plaintiffs in the case. Judge …

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Hearing delayed for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones
3 years, 2 months ago

Hearing delayed for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A clemency hearing for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones scheduled for Tuesday has been delayed for a week while his legal challenge is pending in federal court. The five-member Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is now set to hear Jones’ request for clemency next Tuesday while an appeal by death row inmates is pending in federal …

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Federal judge says Oklahoma death penalty suit can proceed
3 years, 4 months ago

Federal judge says Oklahoma death penalty suit can proceed

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge in Oklahoma City ruled Wednesday a lawsuit challenging the state’s lethal injection protocols can proceed to trial, making it likely Oklahoma’s de facto moratorium on executions will extend into a seventh year. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot agreed in his order to consider at trial whether Oklahoma’s current three-drug protocol risks subjecting inmates to …

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Rights groups demand Biden end ‘torture’ of solitary confinement
3 years, 7 months ago

Rights groups demand Biden end ‘torture’ of solitary confinement

Al Jazeera  

ACLU and others say solitary is ‘torture’, ask Biden and Harris to fulfil campaign promises to end inmate isolation. A new proposal by the Federal Anti-Solitary Taskforce calls on the US government to use legislative, executive and administrative methods to end the “torture” of solitary confinement on inmates in federal detention. Solitary confinement in federal custody varies across different forms …

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Canada promised to end solitary confinement, report shows it has not
3 years, 9 months ago

Canada promised to end solitary confinement, report shows it has not

Al Jazeera  

Report finds nearly 10 percent of federal inmates in ‘structured intervention units’ held for more than 15 days, amounting to torture. The report also said 9.9 percent of SIU inmates were held in “prolonged solitary confinement” – more than 15 consecutive days in solitary confinement – which is prohibited under the Mandela Rules as a form of “torture or other …

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Federal Prisons On Lockdown Because Of 'Current Events'
3 years, 11 months ago

Federal Prisons On Lockdown Because Of 'Current Events'

NPR  

Federal Prisons On Lockdown Because Of 'Current Events' Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Conroy/AP Michael Conroy/AP Authorities are locking down all federal prisons as the country braces for potential violence leading into Wednesday's swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden. The agency also says that no specific information led to the lockdown nor was it in response to any ''significant" event …

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Reversing course, feds say some US inmates get virus vaccine
4 years ago

Reversing course, feds say some US inmates get virus vaccine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “At this time, we can confirm high risk inmates …

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Inmates, Staff On Edge As COVID-19 Spreads Through Federal Prisons
4 years, 9 months ago

Inmates, Staff On Edge As COVID-19 Spreads Through Federal Prisons

NPR  

Inmates, Staff On Edge As COVID-19 Spreads Through Federal Prisons Coronavirus is rapidly spreading, and the Bureau of Prisons says at least 138 inmates and 59 members of staff have tested positive. The Federal Bureau of Prisons says 138 inmates and 59 employees have tested positive and at least seven inmates have died. A week ago, the bureau announced a …

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