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After 20 years behind bars, woman gets a car through new charity for ex-prisoners: 'I'm in awe'

Alisha Disotell, whose 30-year prison sentence was recently commuted by Gov. John Bel Edwards, reacts Thursday, December 2, 2021, in disbelief despite sitting behind the steering wheel, after learning that she is the recipient of a road-ready Nissan Altima from the non-profit...

Workers at federal prisons are committing some of the crimes

The Federal Correctional Institution is shown in Dublin, Calif. By Michael Balsamo And Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press November 14, 2021 WASHINGTON – More than 100 federal prison workers have been arrested, convicted or sentenced for crimes since the start of 2019,...

Unacceptable conditions at D.C. jail lead to plan to transfer about 400 inmates, officials say

By Spencer S. Hsu and Paul Duggan November 2, 2021 The U.S. Marshals Service plans to transfer about 400 inmates out of the D.C. jail to a federal prison nearly 200 miles from Washington after a recent surprise inspection found evidence of “systemic” mistreatment of detainees,...

They were supposed to die in prison. Instead, they earned freedom as college graduates

Graduates of Cal State L.A.'s prison degree program march through the yard for their graduation ceremony inside the California State Prison in Lancaster. The program is the first of its kind in California. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) The 25 graduates marched to the...