Yale University Students Urge Divestment from Private Prison Corporations
Yale Students for Prison Divestment held a panel discussion on private prisons and mass incarceration on Dec. 1.
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Mississippi Prison Seeks to End Consent Decree
WALNUT GROVE, Miss. — After U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves extended the term of a consent decree involving the seven-unit, 1,260-bed Walnut Grove Correctional Facility in Walnut Grove, Miss.
CCA Loses Ohio Prison Contract
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) decided on Dec. 29 not to renew its contract with the 2,016-bed Northeast Ohio Correction Center, a privately-owned prison in Youngstown for low-level offenders.
Read moreDHS Finalizes Prison Rape Regulation Standards
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has finalized comprehensive Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards to detect, prevent, reduce and respond to sexual abuse and assault in DHS immigration facilities. The move to finalize standards also meets a May 2012 Presidential Directive, and builds on current DHS sexual assault safeguards, detention policies and practices.
Read moreCalifornia Prison Realignment Controversy Continues
OAKLAND, Calif.
