How Washington State Penitentiary turned a treatable illness into a death sentence
“They knew he was dying,” says his wife. Washington State Penitentiary didn't tell her until it was too late.
Tag: PRISONS AND REFORM
From one voice to many: Women speak out on Idaho prison abuse
Inspired by Andrea Weiskircher, scores of women revealed sexual abuse by Idaho prison staff. Most of their cases were buried.
Prosecutors trying to penalize Idaho prison guards for sexual abuse
When Idaho prison guards are charged, plea deals offer leniency
Bail reforms across the US have shown that releasing people pretrial doesn’t harm public safety
Early data analyses after bail reform (Illinois eliminated cash bail in September 2023) show that jail populations declined with no uptick in failure-to-appear rates.
Trans People Forced to Detransition in Georgia Prisons are Suing
A class action lawsuit representing nearly 300 incarcerated people forced to detransition says the state’s refusal to allow gender-affirming care constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
3 Countries That are Doing Better Than Us
There are lists all over the internet that rank countries on a variety of metrics. One thing you’ll notice is how often there are countries that are doing better than us. Here are a few examples of what countries are doing that puts them at the top of those lists.
Bail Laws: Lawmakers Close to Texas Republicans’ Goal of Keeping Defendants in Jail
After struggling for years to gain enough bipartisan support to tighten the state’s bail laws, Texas Republicans appear closer than ever to achieving their elusive goal of amending the state Constitution to keep more defendants behind bars pretrial. Editor: Does that include someone like Donald…
Medical records in controversial jail death contradict JSO account
Hundreds of pages of doctors’ notes shed light on a death that has prompted protests and stirred outrage from Faggart’s family but that JSO has merely described as an “incident” in its jail
Officer suspended in recent Duval jail death was previously reprimanded
One of the nine Duval County jail officers suspended earlier this month in connection with the death of 31-year-old Charles Faggart was reprimanded last year in an unrelated internal affairs investigation centered around the death of a different inmate, according to documents obtained by The…
Death at Florida Jail a Grim Reminder of Lingering Problems
The Florida jail death occurred at Duval County jail. A 31-year-old father was beaten to death by 9 officers.
Man beaten by 9 officers at Duval County Jail in Florida, dies
The family’s attorney said Charles Faggart “was beaten” and had been “brain dead” since Monday.
Smoke and Errors: The Florida Woman Charged With Murder Without Sufficient Evidence.
A Florida woman is about to be convicted of murdering her son after he died in a house fire. Prosecutors say she started it but the evidence doesn't hold up.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Says He’ll Push For Special Session if THC Ban, Bail Changes Fail
Only Gov. Greg Abbott can call for a special session. But in his role presiding over the Texas Senate, Patrick can block any bill from passing, giving him leverage to compel overtime sessions by killing must-pass legislation.
Lawmakers push private-prison operator to cut death rates
Innocence Project bill resurrected; Cordell Hull hit with urine
‘Open for business:’ It pays to be an informant. Telling the truth is optional
Take it from Derrick Shiloh: There are huge benefits to becoming a jailhouse informant. He was urged, he said, 32 years ago by a fellow detainee at the Duval County jail to join the informants who were planning to testify that they had heard Kenneth Hartley confess to the murder of Gino Mayhew, 17.…
GEO, an ICE contractor worth billions fights to pay detainees as little as $1 a day to work
GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept.
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- Six dead as Russia hits energy and residential sites in Ukraine November 8, 2025
- Senate Republicans embrace Trump’s call – from his Florida golf course – to replace Obamacare November 8, 2025
- More than 1,000 flights canceled on second day of cuts tied to government shutdown November 8, 2025
- Olivia Rodrigo condemns Trump administration’s use of her music for ‘racist, hateful propaganda’ November 8, 2025
- DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own November 8, 2025
- Palestinian American hails Virginia win: ‘You can be bold on the Gaza genocide and still be victorious’ November 8, 2025
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- An Arizona town is dreading plans to turn its prison into an ICE facility: ‘It’s morally objectionable’ November 7, 2025
- Leftist and centrist Democrats won on Tuesday. So what’s the party’s lesson? | Dustin Guastella November 7, 2025
- Seth Meyers: ‘Trump has no idea what regular people are going through and he doesn’t care’ November 7, 2025
