Inmates who refuse to convert and are being put in segregation “blocks” for their own protection are planning legal action against the Prison Service for failing to protect them from Islamist gangs in British prisons. Prisoners face a “David and Goliath” battle against Islamic gangs in British jails, according to lawyers who are taking on…

The beleaguered New York City jail on Rikers Island has slipped to the edge of utter chaos due to staffing shortages, poor conditions, and restrictions placed on guards. The city is scrambling to bring in more officers, reduce inmate population, speed up repairs, and clamp down on officers who fail to show up for work….

Commentary An inspector with San Mateo District Attorney’s (SMDA) office says he was the first in California to uncover the multibillion-dollar unemployment scandal last summer. Jordan Boyd discovered the Employment Development Department (EDD) fraud while monitoring a county jail inmate’s recorded phone call. Boyd told California Insider that he overheard in calls a discussion about a scam that…

The Orange County Sheriff’ Department (OCSD) March 26 will begin allowing public visits at its jails, on a limited basis, for the first time in a year. Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said earlier this week that the protocols he implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the jails have been successful, allowing…

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) is shifting the way it interacts with the homeless through dozens of liaison officers trained to work with the demographic. “This is necessary because when we’re dealing with the homeless, we’ve realized that many of these people are experiencing mental illness, and also substance use disorder,” Sheriff Don Barnes…

Some local inmates are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) works to contain the virus, county attorney Kayla Watson said Jan. 25. Watson made the comments during an Orange County court hearing, as legal proceedings continued into whether half the region’s prison population should be released during the ongoing pandemic….

The fate of about 1,800 Orange County inmates remains unclear as legal proceedings continue into whether the prisoners should be released amidst an ongoing pandemic. During a Jan. 8 court hearing, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) answered questions regarding its plans to reduce a CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus outbreak among its prison populations….

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will present its plan to mitigate a COVID-19 jail surge to an appeals judge Jan. 8 as it continues its fight to keep more than 1,000 inmates behind bars. “The sheriff believes that his plan is what is best for the Orange County community,” department spokesman Sgt. Dennis Breckner told The Epoch…

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will present its plan to mitigate a COVID-19 jail surge to an appeals judge Jan. 8 as it continues its fight to keep more than 1,000 inmates behind bars. “The sheriff believes that his plan is what is best for the Orange County community,” department spokesman Sgt. Dennis Breckner told The Epoch…

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer is fuming after a Superior Court judge released a Beverly Hills surgeon charged with 88 felonies from the county jail due to complications from COVID-19, allowing him to await trial under house arrest in Brentwood. Dr. Randy Rosen, 57, has been charged with hiring body brokers to pay patients…