federal prisons
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Nicolais: Feds discontinue use of private prisons
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It’s closing time for federal prisons run by private companies. And the reasons why say a lot about the current criminal justice system. According to a memo released by the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Prisons will be “beginning the process of reducing – and ultimately ending – our use of privately operated…
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Defense attorneys clash with private federal prison over recorded meetings
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Defense attorneys who represent inmates at a privately run federal prison in Kansaswere livid after learning that their meetings with clients had been recorded on video, despite repeated assurances from the penitentiary that the conversations were private. The recordings that came to light this month had no audio, but the complaints raise the question of whether…
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Obama administration to phase out some private prison use by feds
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The Obama administration announced Thursday it will phase out its use of some private prisons, affecting thousands of federal inmates and immediately sending shares of the two publicly traded prison operators plunging. In a memo to the Bureau of Prisons, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates told it to start reducing “and ultimately ending” the Justice…
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Judge denies Colorado inmate Blagojevich’s bid to lighten 14-year sentence
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A federal judge declined Tuesday to lighten Rod Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence on corruption counts, setting aside pleas for leniency by the former Illinois governor’s wife and daughters during his resentencing hearing. U.S. District Judge James Zagel said it’s an “unfortunate reality” that Blagojevich’s innocent family members are made to suffer the consequences. As the…
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His hair now white, Blagojevich appears for resentencing
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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appeared on a courtroom video Tuesday in prison-issued clothing, his once-dark hair now white, as a judge weighed whether to cut his 14-year sentence after an appeals court threw out some convictions related to his alleged attempt to sell or trade an appointment to President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat.…
