DHS Says ‘Focus On The Family’ With Latest Deportation Action
When will the U.S. accept that deportation, detention and messaging campaigns mean little to people immersed in danger and suffering at home?
DNC Chairwoman Flippantly Defends Her Support for War on Drugs
The DNC Chairwoman’s scary feelings about “drug culture” perpetuate the destruction of “safety” for countless Americans, especially those in her state.
The Devil In The Details Of Tentative NYC Correction Officers’ Contract Deal
The contract specifies a new unit at Rikers Island which would focus on prosecuting inmate-on-guard violence. But what’s the real cause of jail violence?
Appeals Court Finds Jail Medical Contractor ‘Recklessly Indifferent’ In Young Inmate’s Death
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a case involving private inmate medical contractor Southern Health Partners (SHP), finding the company was recklessly indifferent to the medical needs of a 25-year-old at the Hopkins County Detention Center (HCDC) in Madisonville, Kentucky. The lawsuit [PDF], brought by the administratrix of
New York City Postpones Elimination Of Solitary Confinement For Young Adults
New York City’s Board of Correction voted on Tuesday to delay the elimination of solitary confinement for young adults until the end of February 2016.
ICE Claims There Is No Hunger Strike At Hutto Amid Escalating Retaliation
ICE continues to deny there is an inmate demonstration taking place at T. Don Hutto as hunger striker claim retaliation against them is intensifying.
ICE Punishes Immigrant Women On Hunger Strike With Isolation, Cold Cells
Guards at the Hutto Detention Center in Texas, are retaliating against immigrant detainees engaged in a hunger strike to protest their living conditions.
Immigrant Detainees’ Access to Bond Hearings Expanded by Appeals Court
A federal appeals court affirmed and expanded a prior ruling to grant immigrant detainees in the Ninth Circuit access to bond hearings every six months.
Mandatory Inmate Pregnancy Tests To End In Alameda County Jails
Under a settlement with ACLU of Northern California, Alameda County & Corizon Health Services can no longer force women in custody to take pregnancy tests.
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