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Changes coming for the Arizona prison healthcare system
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – Earlier this week, U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver ruled that Arizona is denying the constitutional rights of people in state prisons regarding providing adequate health care. “I’m really hoping that this ruling will actually change what’s going on inside,” ACLU Arizona organizer Kara Janssen said. Janssen works for the Arizona …
Many in criminal justice system need mental health treatment, but resources are strained | News
In South Carolina and across the country, there is an increased demand for mental health services. For those facing criminal charges who need evaluation and treatment, that demand is growing harder to meet. A person with mental health issues in the criminal justice system is often dependent on state resources to ensure a fair ruling. …
California wildfires present health risks at nearby prisons
VACAVILLE — While fire crews managed to halt the progress of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire from reaching the middle of town, thick smoke and ash hung in the air Friday, prompting concerns among family members of people incarcerated there about the health of their loved ones, who say the conditions have been terrible inside …
Opinion: Improve technology in prisons
Emily Mooney and Kat Crawford Published 11:00 p.m. ET May 18, 2020 As our nation continues to fight the coronavirus, it has become readily apparent that life will not go back to normal any time soon. Indeed, over 51,000 Michigan residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and over 4,800 have died as of May 17. …
Bureau of Prisons director cutting internet access, technology usage for staff to ‘limit distractions’
iStock iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Bureau of Prisons will make hiring a main priority in the coming year and will also be cutting internet usage for its employees to “limit distractions,” Director Kathy Hawk Sawyer stressed in an internal email to prison staff that was obtained by ABC News. “Although technology serves us well in many …
Mississippi Prisons on Lockdown After Violence Leaves Five Dead
Eruptions of violence in Mississippi prisons this week left five inmates dead and prompted a statewide lockdown of facilities that continued into the weekend, as officials seek to reassert control in the correctional system. Investigators are trying to determine the causes of the violence, some of which was gang-related, said Pelicia Hall, the corrections commissioner. …
Ronnie Kray’s bizarre method for breaking brother Reggie out of prison unnoticed
The were the kings of the East End of London and some of the most famous criminals ever caught in Britain. Throughout the 1960s, Ronnie and Reggie Kray sparked fear into the hearts of their rivals as they stayed on top of the pile with gruesome violence. The mystique surrounded by the twins meant they …
Boris Johnson set to respond to Jennifer Arcuri probe tonight after missing deadline
Boris Johnson has missed the deadline set by the London Assembly to hand over documents about his relationship with businesswoman Jennifer Acuri. Number 10 has not handed over the requested documents by the 6pm deadline, but is expected to send something later this evening – but it is not expected to comply with the request. …
Panel calls for more officers, better technology to make NC prisons safer :: WRAL.com
By Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter Raleigh, N.C. — A day after an officer at Harnett Correctional Institution was assaulted, a state panel studying ways to improve prison safety put forward some recommendations on Wednesday. The unidentified officer was breaking up a fight among three inmates at the Lillington prison on Tuesday evening when he was …
AG Barr removes acting Bureau of Prisons chief in wake of Epstein suicide
Attorney General William Barr on Monday said he removed the acting director of the federal Bureau of Prisons from his job in the wake of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide in a federal jail in Manhattan earlier this month where he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Hugh Hurwitz had been the agency’s acting director. Barr …
