Newsom threatens to veto bill limiting state prison ICE cooperation
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) plans to veto a bill that would prevent the state’s prison system from collaborating with ...
Virginia advances bill to restrict private prison, jail contracts
The Virginia House Public Safety Committee voted 21-0 on Friday to advance a bill restricting private management of prisons ...
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Private Prison Company Seeks New Hearing on Wages for Immigrants in Detention
The outcome of the appeal, brought by GEO Group, could set important legal precedent on wages for detainees who work in ...
Stateville inmates with violent records wound up in medium-security prisons
When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.
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ICE officials visit FCI Dublin amid fears it may be used as detention center: union source
Prison union officials are worried that the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin might be turned into an ...