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Shapiro eyes state prison closures in cost-saving maneuver; corrections officers' union slams idea
Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing to close two state prisons and two community corrections centers in a cost-saving measure that his administration projects would save Pennsylvania more than $110 million ...
Suit alleges sexual violence by Chino prison gynecologist, says state failed to prevent it
The suit says that for years, Dr. Scott Lee was the only full-time gynecologist at the California Institution for Women ...
A mass hunger strike transformed solitary confinement in California prisons. This documentary captures the fight
In 2013, nearly 4,000 California inmates in long-term solitary confinement (for decades, in some cases) went on what would become a months-long hunger strike.
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Shapiro proposes closing two Pennsylvania state prisons
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal includes a plan to close two State Correctional Institutions and two ...
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Amid mounting scrutiny, Oregon Department of Corrections shakes up health care division
The Oregon Department of Corrections has fired two leading health care managers who oversaw a division responsible for the ...