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Report: Increase in Federal Prison Population, Overcrowding
Report: Increase in Federal Prison Population, Overcrowding
by Derek Gilna
A government study revealed that overcrowding in the federal prison system worsened over the five-year period from 2006 through 2011, affecting facilities of all security levels.
The study, conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), warned that ...
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More from this issue:
- DC Circuit: Federal Prisoner not Limited to Seeking Relief via Habeas Corpus, by Michael Brodheim
- Philadelphia Sued Over Rejection of Ad Criticizing U.S. Incarceration Policies, by Michael Brodheim
- California: Surety Entitled to Exoneration of Bail Bond Forfeited as a Result of Defendant’s Deportation, by Michael Brodheim
- High-Ranking Illinois Prison Official Fired due to Criminal History
- Seventh Circuit: Prisoner with Back Condition Stated Claim for Fall from Upper Bunk, by Michael Brodheim
- Liberty Interest Necessary to Trigger Arkansas Judicial Review, by Mark Wilson
- Report: Increase in Federal Prison Population, Overcrowding, by Derek Gilna
- Kansas: Prison Healthcare Officials Engaged in Continued Deliberate Indifference, by Robert Warlick
- D.A. Drops Charges Against Oklahoma Parole Board Members, by Christopher Zoukis
- Washington County Jail Remains Closed after Voters Reject Tax Hike
- Pennsylvania Warrantless, Suspicionless Search Probation Condition Held Invalid, by Mark Wilson
- Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Summary Judgment for Pepper Spray Manufacturer, by Mark Wilson
- Lawsuit Against Missouri Jail Proceeds as Two Guards Plead Guilty
- No “Reasonable Efforts” to Reunite Oregon Sex Offender with His Son, by Mark Wilson
- Reports on Elderly Prisoners Spur Call for Reforms
- States Adopt Sentencing Changes Following Supreme Court Ruling on Juvenile Lifers
- Prison Education Programs Threatened, by Matthew Clarke
- Oregon PPS Sanctions May Not Exceed 180 Days; Prior Contrary Ruling Overturned, by Mark Wilson
- California Prison Regulation Governing Gang Validation Upheld by Ninth Circuit, by Michael Brodheim
- Wisconsin DOC Equips Guards with Pepper Spray, Tasers
- Cancellation of BOP Elderly Offender Pilot Program Moots Appeal, by Michael Brodheim
- Research Finds that Conjugal Visits Correlate with Fewer Sexual Assaults
- Oregon Judge Scolded for Courtroom Rant, by Mark Wilson
- Pay Tel Receives Waiver of Prison Phone Rate Caps
- Connecticut Town Raises Stink Over Sewage Discharged by State Prison
- California: Trial Court Cannot Abdicate its Responsibility to Examine Peace Officer Personnel Records, by Michael Brodheim
- Massachusetts: Order Relieving Sex Offender of Registration Not Vacated Upon Probation Violation, by David Reutter
- Warden Granted Qualified Immunity for Two-year Visitation Suspension, by David Reutter
- Former Colorado DOC Official Pleads Guilty to Felony Menacing Charges
- Witness Protection Program Termination Unreviewable; 188 Days in SHU Triggers Due Process Protections, by Mark Wilson
- Second Circuit: Federal Prisoner States Conditions of Confinement Claim, by David Reutter
- Seventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for Recruiting Counsel in Pro Se Cases, by David Reutter
- North Dakota Courtroom Shackling Requires Independent Assessment by Judge, by Mark Wilson
- California Improves Compensation Process for Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners
- Florida Prison System Ordered to Provide Kosher Meals
- Book Review: Banking and Financial Management Course (1st Ed.), by Prisoner Assistant, by Gary Hunter
- California: Sexually Violent Predators May be Conditionally Released from Custody Even if Homeless, by Michael Brodheim
- Ninth Circuit: County May be Liable for Wrongful Conviction Even if District Attorney Enjoys Absolute Immunity
- Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s 99-Page Complaint, by Mark Wilson
- Massachusetts DOC, Hospital Officials Disciplined in Prisoner’s Death, by Derek Gilna
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- News in Brief
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More from Derek Gilna:
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- Human Rights Defense Center Prevails in Censorship Lawsuit Against Napa County Jail, California, Sept. 1, 2021
- California State Auditor’s Report Faults Counties for Waste and Poor Oversight of State Funds Used in “Public Safety Realignment”, Sept. 1, 2021
- The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On, Sept. 1, 2021
- District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons, Sept. 1, 2021
- HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes, Aug. 1, 2021
- Virginia Prosecutors to Dismiss 400 Drug Convictions Tied to Disgraced Cop, July 15, 2021
- Discredited New York Police Detective’s False Testimony Causes the Dismissal of Close to 100 Drug Convictions, June 15, 2021
- D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences Firearms Examination Unit Under Fire, April 15, 2021
- Mississippi Joins Illinois and Few Other States Prioritizing Vaccination of State Prisoners to Slow Spread of COVID-19, April 1, 2021
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- More Alabama Prisoners Murdered in Overcrowded Lockups, Oct. 15, 2024. Prison/Jail Murders, Overcrowding, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
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