
DOJ names Oregon official to head sprawling, embattled federal prison system
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department has tapped the longtime chief of the Oregon Department of Corrections to lead the sprawling federal...

Women’s prison in Fort Worth rife with corruption, cover-ups, whistleblower says
The union president at FMC Carswell prison in Fort Worth laid out accusations of “corruption, misconduct, and malfeasance” at the federal...

California governor pardons woman sentenced to life as a teen in 90s for fatally shooting abuser
(CNN) A California woman sentenced to life without the possibility of parole as a teenager for fatally shooting a man who abused and sex...

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking crimes
Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison in her New York sex-trafficking case for procuring teen girls for...

Fifty-one inmates die in Colombia prison riot
Fifty-one inmates have died during a riot in a prison in the Colombian city of Tuluá in one of the worst recent incidents of its kind in...
Jesus, Saves Us by Grieving Incarcerated parent
Hello From the INside : I wrote this when Alice Johnson was released and we thought maybe we were being "blessed". I wrote it before my...

Supreme court guts lifeline for prisoners who claim wrongful convictions
The decision bars federal courts from hearing new evidence not presented in a state court as a result of ineffective legal counsel The US...

The first Memorial Day on record was held by freed African Americans
The mention of Memorial Day easily conjures images of cookouts, military ceremonies, and gravesite visits, and yet, the stories of how...

7 Black men were executed for alleged rape in 1951. Now they've been pardoned
(CNN) A group of young Black men executed after being convicted by all-white juries of allegedly raping a White woman has been pardoned...

More than 2,800 have been wrongly convicted in the US. Lawmakers and advocates want THEM PAID
(CNN) John Jerome White was 19 years old when a Georgia judge sentenced him to life plus 40 years in prison for breaking into a...

Former soccer player Jean-Pierre Adams dies after 39 years in a coma
, In a poignant tribute on Monday, PSG called him the club's "glorious elder." "His joie de vivre, his charisma and his experience...

Anger, shock over content of videos showing disturbing events at prison for women
A newly-released video from the state Attorney General’s office from Jan. 12 shows violent cell extractions at the Edna Mahan...

Megan Thee Stallion Is Giving Away $1 Million in Stock
Megan Thee Stallion is giving away $1 million in stock as part of a partnership with Cash App, and it comes alongside an “Investing for...