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Federal Reserve Expected to Raise Rates Again; Food Banks Struggle to Meet Demand | NTD News Today

The Federal Reserve, preparing to raise interest rates again. Analysts expect it’ll be the same as last time, which was the biggest rate hike in nearly 30 years. Allegations of inhumane living conditions in some federal prisons. The federal prisons director tells Senators what he’s planning to do about the alleged rape, malnutrition, and more….


The Brave Dads: Don’t Forget the Virtuous Men Unlawfully Jailed in China’s Dark Prisons

Strong, virtuous fathers are the foundations of close-knit families and a better world. While households the world over are preparing to celebrate Father’s Day, honoring their share of the protective fatherly love in their lives, let’s not forget the brave dads who are being persecuted in communist China, either for their faith or for defending…


UK Prison Service Has ‘Underappreciated’ Danger of Islamist Gangs: Report

Britain’s independent reviewer of terrorist legislation, Jonathan Hall QC, says the Prison Service has failed to tackle Islamist gangs and has allowed some jails to become breeding grounds for terrorism. In his report “Terrorism in Prisons,” Hall said: “The impact of Islamist groups has been underappreciated for too long by the authorities … Islamist group behaviour has…


Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Resigning After Report Reveals Jails Are ‘Hotbed of Abuse’

The director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Michael Carvajal, has resigned from his job after it was revealed that more than 100 workers at the law enforcement agency have been arrested, convicted, or sentenced for crimes since 2019. Carvajal this week said that he had informed Attorney General Merrick Garland of the Department of Justice (DOJ) that…


Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Resigning After Report Reveals Agency Is ‘Hotbed of Abuse’

The director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has resigned from his job after it was revealed that more than 100 workers at the correctional agency have been arrested, convicted, or sentenced for crimes since 2019. Michael Carvajal this week said he informed Attorney General Merrick Garland that he would be leaving the role. However, Carvajal will…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Nov. 2)

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) is pushing back against Democrat progressives. He says holding the infrastructure bill hostage won’t get his support for the larger social spending bill. There are staffing shortages at U.S. prisons, after corrections officers quit during the pandemic. But prison populations are on the rise, leading to added challenges. And the Supreme…


Federal Court Blocks California Law Banning Private Prisons

A federal court on Tuesday has blocked a California law that bans private prisons, finding it violated federal law. The California law “impeded the federal government’s immigration policy,” a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in its majority ruling granting a preliminary injunction and overturning a lower court’s decision. The law in…


Susanville Scores Small Win in Fight to Save California Correctional Center

A court has granted the city of Susanville, California, a preliminary injunction to pause current attempts at closing California Correctional Center (CCC), a prison in Susanville that the state wishes to shut down. Many people from Lassen County gathered in front of the California State Capitol on Aug. 27 to rally against closing CCC. The…


Russia Transfers Ex-US Marine to Region With Tough Soviet-Era Prisons

MOSCOW—A former U.S. Marine who is serving a nine-year sentence in Russia was being transferred from a remand cell in Moscow on Friday to the Mordovia region which has a large number of tough, Soviet-era prisons. Trevor Reed was convicted last year of endangering the lives of two policemen in Moscow while drunk, a charge…


Biden to Sign Election Executive Order to Increase Voting by Criminals

President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Sunday altering the way the federal government handles elections, including by increasing voting and voter registration access for criminals in prison and on probation, according to the White House. “The order will direct the Attorney General to establish procedures to provide educational materials related to voter…