Prisons & Correctional Facilities
U.S. Drops Minimum Sentences for Some Drug Offenses
August 13 by Mike O'BrienThe Obama administration has unveiled major changes to the criminal justice system in an effort to ease America’s prison overcrowding crisis. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that mand...
Alarming Rise of Veterans with PTSD Being Sent to Prison
August 09 by Dr. Reba GlidewellAn unfortunate industry trend on the rise is the number of veterans involved in the criminal justice system – approximately 10 percent of people who are incarcerated at any one time are estima...
Justice Department Slams 'Poorly Managed' Prison Program for Dying Inmates
May 01 by Mike O'BrienA program that allows for the early release of prisoners suffering from terminal illnesses has been described as "poorly managed'' in a review by the Justice Department. The review noted that too...
Corruption Probe Widens as 25 Inmates and Guards are Indicted in Prison Scandal
April 30 by Mike O'BrienPrison guards at the troubled Baltimore City Detention Center are this week being forced to take lie detector tests following the indictment last week of 25 people — including 13 staff members...
Obama Launches Second Bid to Close Guantanamo Bay
April 30 by Mike O'BrienPresident Obama announced on Tuesday that for the second time he will try to close down the prison for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Addressing a news conference in the White House,...
Correcting the U.S. Prisons Crisis: Experts Weigh in
April 22 by Mike O'BrienWith approximately two million people locked up in state, federal and private prisons, the U.S. has the highest rate of inmate population in the world About $70 billion a year is spent on correcti...
Guantanamo Hearings Delayed After Legal Files Mysteriously go Missing
April 12 by Mike O'BrienPretrial hearings in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals have been delayed after defense legal documents mysteriously vanished from Pentagon computers. Confidential work documents relating to two...
Jailed Cyber Criminal Hacks his Prison’s Computer System
March 06 by Mike O'BrienIt’s a lesson of modern times for security officials everywhere: Don’t let a cyber crook anywhere near your computer. In this case, a jailed 21-year-old who ran the notorious GhostMark...
Trial Date Finally Set for Ft. Hood Rampage Suspect Nidal Malik Hasan
March 01 by Mike O'BrienThree years after 13 people died and 32 were injured in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, a trial date has been set for suspect Major Nidal Malik Hasan. Judge Col. Tara Osborn said she wants to beg...
Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Documents
February 27 by Mike O'BrienU.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning pleaded guilty on Thursday to 10 charges that he illegally acquired and transferred highly classified documents that were published by the anti-secrecy website WikiLea...
Illegal Immigrants Released Before Budget Cuts Kick in
February 25 by Mike O'BrienIllegal immigrants held in detention centers across the U.S. are being released to save money ahead of the looming mandatory budget cuts. Gillian Christensen, spokeswoman for the Immigration and C...