The conditions at the prison, while extreme, reflect wider problems in the Bureau of Prisons’ sprawling network of 122 facilities housing about 158,000 inmates.
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Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison as Epstein Case Nears Its End
Prosecutors said the harm inflicted by Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-abuse scheme was “incalculable.” A victim said she was driven to attempt suicide. Ms. Maxwell did not apologize.
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Justice Dept. Orders Agents to Intervene if They See Police Violence
The changes, the first to the department’s use-of-force policy in 18 years, follow the murder of George Floyd and other incidents of policy brutality.
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How a Race-Based Medical Formula Is Keeping Some Black Men in Prison
The formula, which helps estimate kidney health, has been discarded by many hospitals. But some judges still use it to decide whether to release those potentially endangered by Covid-19.