Tennessee lawmakers send message to private prisons
Tim Reaper testifies to be the father of a man who was later killed after being stabbed at a psychological facility. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout©2025) Tennessee legislatures have been notified to state private prison operators to reduce mortality rates and face a decline in prison. The House of Representatives voted in favor of House Bill […]
Tennessee Senate puts restriction on private prisons with high death rate • Tennessee Lookout
The Tennessee Senate passed the law Monday, forcing state private prison operators to reduce the prison population at facilities with high mortality rates. Senators voted 30-0 in favor Senate Bill 1115 It is sponsored by Republican Sen. Mark Podi of Lebanon. Lebanon’s Mark Podi wants to update the parliamentary corrections and oversight committee and take […]
Biden’s prisons chief tapped to fix California prison mental health care
Sacramento – Following on the intent that aired a year ago, a federal judge puts control of California’s troubled inmate mental health program in the hands of outsiders: President Biden’s former prison chief. The candidate’s suicide rate is the highest ever, and senior US district judge Kimberly Mueller said her goal was to force a […]
Jaw-Dropping Number Of Inmates In Women’s Prisons Are Actually Men
President Donald Trump significantly signed a presidential decree on Monday, prohibiting the occupation of federal women’s detention centers, which account for 15 % of federal women in prison inmates. of orderProhibits the introduction of federal funds for sex change, drugs and treatments, obligations that the federal government will only allow men and women’s gender, and […]
Prosecutors Indict 23 Individuals For Allegedly Using Drones To Smuggle Drugs Into Prisons
Federal prosecutors have indicted 23 people on charges they orchestrated a scheme to use drones to smuggle drugs and cellphones into a Georgia prison, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Wednesday. Federal authorities have unsealed two indictments charging 23 people with conspiring to use drones to smuggle drugs and cellphones into Georgia prisons. The charges […]
FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Makes False Claim About Prisons, Electricity In Iceland
post Share on Facebook Iceland claims to have no prisons and free electricity. Verdict: False According to the Icelandic National Prison Service website, Iceland currently operates four prisons. Similarly, according to data from Statista, the electricity bill Icelandic residents pay varies depending on the number of kilowatt-hours they consume. A criminology expert confirmed to Check […]
Alabama Senate advances bill to create new supervisory roles for state prisons
On Tuesday, the Alabama Senate County and City Government Committee voted to give a favorable report to SB322, a bill that would create a new oversight position at the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), sponsored by state Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Platteville). Senator Chambliss is the chairman of the Joint Prison Oversight Committee, which holds annual […]
Grant to combat contraband cell phones in prisons, jails
Governor Kay Ivey announced that the Alabama Department of Corrections has been awarded a $149,658 grant for a program to combat the proliferation of contraband cell phones in jails and prisons. “Cellphones pose many safety concerns in correctional facilities and are often used to incite violence and enable criminal activity,” Ivey said. “Reducing that use […]
California should close its budget deficit by closing prisons
facing a national budget deficit at least $38 billionGovernor Gavin Newsom should reconsider his costly approach to the state's traditional mass incarceration system. While claiming to create more kind, more kind Governor approves California prison branding $1 billion pay raise for correctional officers and billions more prison building Despite the fact that the incarcerated population […]
Texas teens embark on an idealistic quest to shut down the state’s last five youth prisons | Texas News | San Antonio
click to enlarge Texas Tribune / Sergio Flores Members of the Finish the 5 Coalition march to the Texas State Capitol on January 10, 2023. A youth-led group has come together to advocate for the closure of a youth prison in Texas. A group of teenagers gathered outside the State Capitol last week, full of […]
