The committee votes after receiving thousands of public comments. The U.S. Sentencing Commission approved guidelines to expand qualifications for federal inmates to receive a compassionate release from prison.…
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Justice Department Dedicates Funding to Reduce Recidivism
$100 million in grants will help formerly incarcerated rejoin communities. The Department of Justice announced that $100 million dollars has been made available to help those coming out…
Read MoreBill Would Give Independent Oversight of Federal Prisons
The legislation follows 10 months of investigation. A proposed bill before the Senate would establish independent oversight of the nation’s 22 federal prisons and require the Department of…
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DOJ Chronically Undercounted Prison Deaths
Senate subcommittee report sums up 10-month investigation. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations issued a 25-page report last week, documenting their 10-month-long investigation into the Department of Justice’s…
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Circuit Court Upholds Transgender People in ADA
Finds in favor of transgender woman incarcerated with men. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that transgender people are legally protected from discrimination for their gender…
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DOJ Indicts Correctional Officers for Assault
Attempted to cover up physical assault of inmate. The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted three federal correctional officers a week ago for the assault of an inmate and…
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Education Department Expands Incarcerated Education Programs
Kicks off third round of Second Chance Pell Experiment. The Department of Education has announced that they have launched the third round of the Second Chance Pell Experiment,…
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Thirteenth Amendment Revision Proposed
Juneteenth motivates senators to consider action. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Representative Nikema Williams of Georgia have used the first federal celebration of Juneteenth to resurrect efforts…
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DOJ Files Suit Against Alabama Corrections Agency
Prison system objects to allegations, says suit ignores years of progress. The Justice Department issued a lawsuit against the Alabama prison system that was filed and signed by…
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Congress Presses DOJ to Improve Jail Reporting System
Senator expresses concerns about high death rate after Reuters report. An investigation by Reuters revealed that 7,571 deaths occurred at more than 500 jails between 2008 and 2019.…
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