“Floating crew” required at Tennessee prison to oversee inmates • Tennessee Lookout
Despite a massive increase in prison officer salaries, the Tennessee Department of Corrections has hit a staffing shortage and is forcing the introduction of “floating security forces” at state facilities. A group of five corrections officers volunteered to assist staff at Tiptonville’s Northwest Correctional Facility in March. It has the capacity of 1,776 male prisoners, […]
Federal Court Rules Texas Can Keep Its Floating Border Barriers In Place
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Texas can continue to use floating fences on the Rio Grande to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the river. Last June, Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a series of border security bills, announced the installation of floating buoys and provided $5.1 billion in funding to […]
Biden admin sues Texas over floating border barrier
The Biden administration is suing Texas over a floating buoy barrier along the southern border, according to court filings Monday. The complaint alleges that Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott has violated the law in several areas and that Abbott should be asked to remove barriers immediately. according to For submission to court. Abbott announced in […]
Biden’s DOJ To Take Legal Action Against Texas Over Floating Border Barrier: REPORT
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will take legal action over Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to install a floating border barrier along the southern border, CNN reported Friday. Abbott announced in early June that he would install a floating buoy barrier over the Rio Grande to stop illegal immigration to the state. The Justice […]
Brian Vasquez’s body found; went missing floating down Colorado River
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that the man who was reported missing on Monday was found dead. The man has been identified as 20-year-old Brian Vazquez. At about 6:36 p.m. Monday, the sheriff’s office received a call that a person had disappeared in the Colorado River, according to a press release. When police […]
