Tag: Federal Bureau of Prisons

4 Inmates Who Escaped Federal Prison Camp Back in Custody

June 24, 2022
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HOPEWELL, Va.—All four inmates who escaped a minimum-security prison satellite camp in Virginia over the weekend are now back in custody, the U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Wednesday. The inmates were discovered missing from the satellite camp of the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg in Hopewell, Virginia, around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, the…

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House Judiciary Committee Hears Plight of January 6 Prisoners

January 21, 2022
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Advocates for inmates arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol have lamented the lack of national attention on the inhumane conditions facing those still in detention. That changed Jan. 21, when conservative writer Julie Kelly testified about the matter at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Federal Bureau of…

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

January 6, 2022
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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…

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

January 6, 2022
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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…

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