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30 Jul 2019, 8:27 am by Neal Davis
According to a CNN report, the Department of Justice revealed that Barr directed the Bureau of Prisons to adopt a Federal Execution Protocol Addendum to replace “the three-drug procedure previously used in federal executions with a single drug — pentobarbital. [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 3:52 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
If convicted, Howe faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. [read post]
26 Jul 2013, 12:12 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Prison Population Falls for Third Straight Year Every year, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) publishes a report on the national prison population. [read post]
8 Feb 2013, 1:34 pm by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
This week, the Federal Bureau of Prisons agreed to a comprehensive review of the use of solitary confinement in its prisons after pressure from Illinois Senator Dick Durbin. [read post]
13 Jul 2022, 11:01 am by Michael Lowe
From the Justice Department comes the following description of this longstanding Texas business organization: The Mexikanemi prison gang, also known as the Texas Mexican Mafia (La Eme) or Emi, was formed in the early 1980’s within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). [read post]
17 Nov 2017, 11:42 am by John Floyd
  “Tough on Crime” Leads to More Problems… and New Solutions   Nationwide, prisons are overcrowded while the federal recidivism rate stands at 20.7 percent and the state recidivism rate stands at 28.2 percent, according to the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics. [read post]
7 Jan 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The complaint was filed with the Justice Department on behalf of Nickie Lum Davis. [read post]
31 Mar 2021, 9:07 pm by Meghan Downey
Department of Justice has directed the Bureau of Prisons to expand the program designed to move people out of federal prisons: home confinement. [read post]
Federal court orders have been in place for 20 years, requiring the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections to hospitalize acutely and chronically mentally ill CJC prisoners. [read post]
Federal court orders have been in place for 20 years, requiring the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections to hospitalize acutely and chronically mentally ill CJC prisoners. [read post]
12 Jun 2009, 7:09 am
An astute editor here asked us recently about the prison term of convicted Texas federal judge Samuel Kent. [read post]
24 May 2021, 12:49 pm by Heather L. Weaver
In fact, there appears to be no process in place for people incarcerated in Arizona prisons to seek a religious exemption from the rules governing beards, even though many prison systems across the country, including the federal Bureau of Prisons, permit incarcerated people to wear beards of any length. [read post]
18 May 2012, 3:36 am by Dawinder "Dave" S. Sidhu
  California houses approximately 144,000 prisoners; the federal Bureau of Prisons about 208,000. [read post]
18 May 2017, 6:53 am by Douglas A. Berman
As everyone involved in or following marijuana reform knows, Congress in recent years has included in its omnibus appropriations bills a rider that prevents the US Department of Justice (DOJ) from using any funds to prevent states "from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. [read post]
7 Nov 2015, 9:49 am by John Floyd
Justice Department secured 6,373 weapons convictions, but the number of convictions declined in 2015 to 6,002. [read post]
26 Jun 2014, 2:57 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
" The story noted at the end that, "Recently, the AP reported that the criminal justice department is hoping to make seven state prisons a little more bearable by using large fans, like those football teams use to cool down on game days. [read post]
23 Jul 2015, 6:17 am by David Markus
***With President Barack Obama visiting a federal prison in El Reno, Oklahoma, earlier this month and asking the Justice Department to study BOP's use of solitary confinement, those familiar with the bureau's practices say there's plenty the federal government could be doing to improve the conditions of those who are behind bars. [read post]