Dec 05 Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in California fraud case By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti has been sentenced in Southern California to 14 years in federal prison for cheating his clients out of millions of dollars. Continue reading
Nov 28 Trial begins for former prison warden accused of sexual abuse By Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women's prison known as the "rape club" is going on trial. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 7:24 How a criminal justice reporter built trust with prisoners to highlight conditions inside By Mike Fritz, Christopher Booker A criminal justice reporter is using her background to build trust with men and women behind bars and to highlight conditions inside prisons. Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports from Texas for our series, “Searching for Justice.”… Continue watching
Aug 31 Prison chaplain guilty of sexually abusing incarcerated women faces sentencing By Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A former California prison chaplain who pleaded guilty to forcing an inmate to have sex with him is facing sentencing in a federal court. Continue reading
Aug 19 ‘I thought I was going to die there.’ What it’s like to live with rising temperatures in prison By Hannah Grabenstein, Justin Stabley A new report released by Texas A&M University details the consequences of extreme heat in Texas prisons, where a lack of air conditioning poses dangerous conditions for those incarcerated. Continue reading
Jul 29 Federal judge seizes control of Mississippi jail after citing ‘severely deficient’ conditions By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America A federal judge has seized control of a Mississippi jail after citing "severely deficient" conditions at the facility. Seven individuals died last year while detained at the jail. Continue reading
Jun 29 How the opioid crisis is driving deaths and abuse in prisons By LJ Dawson, Kaiser Health News The alcohol and drug overdose death rate increased fivefold in prisons from 2009 through 2019, according to a recent study from the Pew Research Center — a surge that outpaced the national drug overdose rate, which tripled in the same… Continue reading
May 10 Missing Alabama inmate, jailer were prepared for a shootout, according to Sheriff By Kim Chandler, Mike Balsamo, Associated Press An Indiana sheriff says the Alabama murder suspect and jailer who evaded authorities for more than a week were heavily armed and preparing for a shootout when they were captured. Continue reading
Apr 13 WATCH: ‘Searching for Justice: Life After Lockup,’ a PBS NewsHour special report By Dan Cooney Amna Nawaz and the PBS NewsHour present "Searching for Justice: Life After Lockup," a documentary that follows four people who spent time incarcerated and reveals the challenges they faced after they were released. The documentary is part of the NewsHour’s… Continue reading
Jan 21 Igor Fruman, Giuliani’s associate, sentenced to a year in prison in foreign donor case By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A Florida man who helped Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information against Joe Biden in Ukraine has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison and fined $10,000 in an unrelated campaign finance case. Continue reading