Bureau of Prisons
From 'The Alcatraz of the Rockies' to the Streets
The U.S. sends “the worst of the worst” to ADX Florence. This is what happens when they get out.
The U.S. Isn't Counting Prison Suicides Even Though the Law Requires It
Jeffrey Epstein's suicide shined a light on a problem in the prison system: No one is keeping track of suicide deaths on a national basis.
8 People Were Told Not to Leave Epstein Alone. They Did Anyway.
Investigators are now looking into whether these people also knew, for sure, that Epstein had been left alone in his cell.
Epstein's Death Is Exposing the 'Clusterfuck' Inside Trump's Prisons
"This is kind of like you're playing this game of chicken, and eventually something bad happens, and shit rolls downhill."
Florida won't evacuate all of its inmates in the path of Hurricane Michael
With the storm poised to make landfall, officials say that evacuating those facilities is no longer an option.
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Team Obama Quietly Bolstered Protections for Trans Inmates Last Week
The Bureau of Prisons formalized key policies advocates say should help LGBTQ people inside—even under Trump.
Barbaric Conditions That Led to a Detainee's Death Are Laid Bare in CIA Reports
Declassified internal CIA reports released Tuesday describes the systematic torture of the first high-value detainee to die in CIA custody.
After a Detainee Died at a Black Site, the CIA Blamed Training From the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Newly released CIA documents show that trainers from the Federal Bureau of Prisons traveled to a CIA black site in Afghanistan and trained guards shortly before a detainee named Gul Rahman was found dead in his cell.
There's a New US Policy on 'Sanctuary Cities' That Makes It Easier for ICE to Deport People
The Obama administration has vowed to pass undocumented immigrants convicted of federal crimes directly to ICE after they are released from prison.
Obama Unveils Guantanamo Closure 'Plan' to Immediate Criticism From All Sides
Eight years after he first vowed to close the detention facility at Guantanamo, Obama delivered a long-awaited plan Tuesday that offered little in the way of new ideas.
Mentally Ill Prisoners Are Destroyed By Solitary Confinement
For those predisposed to mental illness, isolation can induce anxiety, depression, distortions, paranoia, even psychosis.
