A transgender inmate who impregnated two women in an all-female prison has been transferred to a new facility, according to local reports. Demi Minor, 27, was moved from Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County to Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, a male state prison in Burlington that houses offenders aged 18 to…
Transgender Inmate Who Impregnated 2 Women Removed From NJ Female Facility
Thirteen Killed in Ecuador Prison Riot, Prisons Agency
QUITO—Thirteen prisoners were killed at a prison in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo on Monday, Ecuador’s prison agency said, the latest incident of deadly jail violence in the Andean country. The government of President Guillermo Lasso attributes prison violence to fights between gangs over control of territory and drug trafficking routes. Last year, 316…
California State Budget Includes a Move to Close Another Prison
Buried in the recently passed California state budget bill is a provision to close a state prison in the small northern city of Susanville by exempting state correctional facilities from environmental reviews. Assembly Bill (AB) 200 designates state public safety spending for the 2022–2023 fiscal year and sets a closure date of June 30, 2023,…
R. Kelly Seeks 10 Years in Prison, the Minimum, as Sentencing Looms in Sex Case
NEW YORK—R. Kelly deserves no more than 10 years in prison despite his conviction for scheming over decades to recruit women and girls for sex, reflecting how history as an abused child may have led to his adult “hypersexuality,” the R&B singer’s lawyer said. Kelly’s bid for leniency was detailed in a Tuesday filing in…
Released Prisoners in England to Be Given Alcohol Tags to ‘Make Streets Safer’
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab is considering introducing electronic “sobriety tags” for criminals who have been released from prison after serving time for alcohol-related offences. A similar scheme was rolled out in Wales last year and the plan is for 1,900 former inmates in England to be given the tags between now and 2024. The tags…
Ex-‘American Idol’ Star Charged in Crash Granted Bond
SPARTANBURG, S.C.—A South Carolina judge granted bond on Friday to the former “American Idol” contestant accused of barreling into a man with his pickup truck and killing him. Caleb Kennedy, 17, received a $50,000 bond and was ordered to receive mental health treatment while in home detention, news outlets reported. The country music singer had…
Teens Armed at Most Violent Youth Prison in England: Inspection Report
Young offenders have been carrying weapons in a youth prison which had the highest number of attacks among prisons in England and Wales, an inspection report said. An unannounced inspection of Her Majesty’s Young Offender Institution (HMYOI) Werrington, carried out on Jan. 24 and between Jan. 31 and Feb. 4, found the institution performed poorly…
Alabama Prison Official Missing After Escorting Inmate
A prison official from Alabama is missing after escorting an inmate to a courthouse for a hearing. The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Saturday that Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White disappeared while escorting an inmate being held on capital murder charges. The inmate is also missing. White left the detention…
Disappearing Hispanics: Pennsylvania Lists Just 16 Hispanic Inmates in State Prisons
April 21, 2022
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The racial makeup of prison inmates has long been a topic of interest in discussions of policymaking and social issues. Daily records are kept of prison populations to study demographic trends. For example, black Americans are overrepresented in prison, a fact that informs many policy debates. Blacks make up just over 13 percent of the…
Florida Senate Votes to Strip Disney of Privileges; Feds Consider Taking Over Rikers Island Prison in ‘Crisis’ | NTD Evening News
The Florida Senate voted on April 20 to strip Disney World of its special “self-governing” privilege. In a letter to a federal judge, the Department of Justice said it is considering a takeover of New York City’s Rikers Island prison system. …
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