

Nation Apr 29

The response from the federal Bureau of Prisons to the growing coronavirus crisis in prisons has raised alarm among advocates and lawmakers about whether the agency is doing enough to ensure the safety of the nearly 150,000 inmates serving time…
By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
Health Apr 01

The compound, known as FCC Oakdale, has emerged as ground zero in the federal prison system's struggle to contain COVID-19 behind bars.
By Michael Balsamo, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Nation Aug 12

On Monday, Attorney General William Barr sharply criticized the management of the Manhattan federal prison where wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell over the weekend. John Yang reports and talks to Cardozo Law School’s Jessica Roth…
Politics Jan 10

President Obama has commuted the sentences of more federal prisoners than any other president, and he’s on track to leave far fewer federal inmates in federal prison since the 1960s. Hari Sreenivasan offers a look through the life of a…
By PBS NewsHour
Oct 19

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
The Obama administration is signaling support for bipartisan Senate legislation that would reduce prison sentences for some nonviolent drug offenders.
Jul 24

By Matthew Lee, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Convicted American spy Jonathan Pollard could be released from federal prison within months.
Jul 13

In our news wrap Monday, Iraqi troops and Shiite militiamen began an operation against the Islamic State militant group, targeting Anbar province. The launch came as IS claimed responsibility for a series of car bombs and suicide attacks in Baghdad.
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