/tags/federal-prisons federal prisons en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:26:40 GMT /government-politics/2023-03-08/as-other-states-ban-unpaid-slave-prison-labor-lawmakers-drop-plans-to-tackle-issue-in-florida There’s a glaring loophole in the U.S. 13th Amendment: incarcerated Americans can be slaves of the state. Four states recently amended their constitutions to ban unpaid prison labor — but a similar proposal in Florida now isn't moving forward, with lawmakers citing a climate of political fear over race-related issues in the state. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:26:40 GMT /government-politics/2023-03-08/as-other-states-ban-unpaid-slave-prison-labor-lawmakers-drop-plans-to-tackle-issue-in-florida Wilkine Brutus /news/national-politics/2022-11-03/guards-who-sexually-abuse-inmates-havent-been-punished-harshly-enough-doj-memo-says The Justice Department report urges an overhaul in the way the Bureau of Prisons works to prevent and investigate sexual abuse by prison employees against women in their custody. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:00:00 GMT /news/national-politics/2022-11-03/guards-who-sexually-abuse-inmates-havent-been-punished-harshly-enough-doj-memo-says Carrie Johnson /local-news/2022-09-27/experts-and-returning-citizens-want-to-break-down-the-barriers-for-life-after-jail As the Reentry Summit — a Palm Beach County conference on life after incarceration — approaches, Rhon Vassell, a 40-year-old formerly incarcerated electrician, says that trying to integrate back into society after prison is as much of a challenge as the sentence itself. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:06:02 GMT /local-news/2022-09-27/experts-and-returning-citizens-want-to-break-down-the-barriers-for-life-after-jail Wilkine Brutus /2022-05-31/how-the-newest-federal-prison-became-one-of-the-deadliest Federal prisoners said to be the most dangerous are sent to a special unit at an Illinois penitentiary. NPR and The Marshall Project have uncovered violence, abuse and a string of inmate deaths there. Tue, 31 May 2022 15:51:12 GMT /2022-05-31/how-the-newest-federal-prison-became-one-of-the-deadliest Joseph Shapiro, Christie Thompson /news/national-politics/2021-12-21/prisoners-sent-to-home-confinement-because-of-the-pandemic-might-remain-free In a rare reversal, the Justice Department said the prison system has discretion to allow people released to home confinement during the pandemic to remain free. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:06:08 GMT /news/national-politics/2021-12-21/prisoners-sent-to-home-confinement-because-of-the-pandemic-might-remain-free Carrie Johnson /news/national-politics/2021-08-06/some-older-prisoners-arent-eligible-for-compassionate-release-lawmakers-want-change Relatively few people in federal prison have been approved for compassionate release during the pandemic. Lawmakers are trying to make that option a reality for more sick and elderly people. Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:00:55 GMT /news/national-politics/2021-08-06/some-older-prisoners-arent-eligible-for-compassionate-release-lawmakers-want-change Carrie Johnson /2020-04-07/theyre-all-really-afraid-coronavirus-spreads-in-federal-prisons One of the hardest-hit facilities is in Oakdale, La. "They feel like they're sitting ducks," says Arjeane Thompson, whose boyfriend is an inmate. And staff are working overtime under the strain. Tue, 07 Apr 2020 09:01:05 GMT /2020-04-07/theyre-all-really-afraid-coronavirus-spreads-in-federal-prisons Ryan Lucas /2020-02-26/federal-report-says-women-in-prison-receive-harsher-punishments-than-men Prisons often give disproportionately harsher punishments for minor offenses to women than to men, according to a new federal report that backs up the findings of an earlier NPR investigation. Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:05:00 GMT /2020-02-26/federal-report-says-women-in-prison-receive-harsher-punishments-than-men Joseph Shapiro /news/2020-01-30/inmates-diagnosed-with-legionnaires-disease-at-prison-in-florida The women’s work camp at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex, already beset by allegations of pervasive sexual abuse by guards on inmates, has another… Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:22:47 GMT /news/2020-01-30/inmates-diagnosed-with-legionnaires-disease-at-prison-in-florida Carli Teproff / Miami Herald /2020-01-23/pharmaceutical-executive-john-kapoor-sentenced-to-66-months-in-prison-in-opioid-trial His sentencing is the culmination of a months-long criminal trial that resulted in the first successful prosecution of pharmaceutical executives tied to the opioid epidemic. Thu, 23 Jan 2020 21:29:00 GMT /2020-01-23/pharmaceutical-executive-john-kapoor-sentenced-to-66-months-in-prison-in-opioid-trial Gabrielle Emanuel, Gabrielle Emanuel, Vanessa Romo