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Mississippi Prison Costs Spiral Past \80 Million as Healthcare Contract Draws Legislative Scrutiny
Mississippi lawmakers are staring down a corrections budget that has ballooned past $480 million for the coming fiscal…
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ICE Detention on Track for Deadliest Year in Two Decades as Deaths Surpass Prior Fiscal Year Total
Twenty-three people have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since October, already surpassing the total number of…
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160 Deaths and Counting: New York State Prison Reforms Stall as Advocates Sound Alarm
More than 160 people have died in New York state prisons since the killing of Robert Brooks at…
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New York City Police Misconduct Payouts Approach 800 Million Dollars Since 2019
New York City taxpayers have now spent nearly $800 million settling police misconduct lawsuits since 2019, with payouts…
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ICE Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders in Minnesota as Arrests Surge Under Operation Metro Surge
Federal judges in Minnesota have issued an extraordinary rebuke of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, revealing a pattern of…
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New York Closes Another Prison as National Corrections Staffing Crisis Deepens
Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Franklin County closed its doors this week, becoming the latest New York state…
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Alabama Lawmakers Hear Harrowing Testimony as Prison Oversight Bill Advances
The hearing room in the Alabama State House was standing room only on Wednesday as families of incarcerated…
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Deaths in ICE Detention on Pace to Shatter Two-Decade Record as Facilities Strain Under Expansion
The federal immigration detention system is on track for its deadliest year in more than two decades, with…
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ICE Arrests of Immigrants Without Criminal Records Surge Fivefold in Northern California
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Northern California have arrested roughly five times as many people without criminal…
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New York Prison Reform Stalls as Albany Ignores Crisis Behind the Walls
New York's state prison system is in the middle of one of its most turbulent stretches in half…