The research examines why some inmates in federal and state penitentiaries may possess political and civic power through their participation in prison programs. Despite the fact that in some states prisoners have lost their right to vote, participation is possible because organizations that enable ...
The article reports on the decision of a United States federal court to veto a taxpayer-supported evangelical Christian program in an Iowa prison. Mark Earley, president of Prison Fellowship Ministries was upset about the ruling on public funds for inmate indoctrination. The officials at Newton ...
Official website of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership
Official website of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership
Inmate who escaped jail and woman who allegedly helped face federal charges Johnifer Dernard Barnwell, 37, was charged with one count of escape from custody, and Janecia Green, 30, was charged with one count of assisting escape of a person committed to custody, after a federal grand jury...
Official website of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership
Official website of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership
and served two years in prison. There is no record that Johnson was represented by counsel during the conviction or probation revocation. The district court stated that it would not consider the conviction in sentencing, but refused to strike it from the report.12In Tucker v. United States,404...
James P. Taylor, an inmate in the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Missouri (Medical Center), appeals from the district court's1 denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Taylor's petition alleged that C.A. Turner, Warden...
The pilot's body was found after an hours-long search. Aug 25, 2023 Woman who posed as sick, wounded Marine gets nearly 6 years in prison Sarah Jane Cavanaugh used her civilian position in the Department of Veterans Affairs to fraudulently access over $250,000 in benefits and aid mea...