Prisons articles
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How prison officials manufactured gangs and gang wars in Virginia’s prisons
by Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson No Virginia prison gangs before 2004 With the prevalence of youth lumpen organizations (so called street gangs) in Virginia today, it’s hard to believe that there were actually no gangs (especially no Black ones) in Virginia’s prisons prior to 2004. The culture never took root because Virginia’s own culture of prisoner […]
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Over 200 Afghan migrants return, 33 prisoners freed from Pakistani prisons
Following the expulsion of Afghan migrants, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations announced the return of over 200 Afghan migrants and the release of 33 prisoners from the country’s prisons. The ministry stated in a newsletter on Sunday, April 7th, that 231 migrants and detainees have been released from detention as of that date, returning […]
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Bureau of Prisons to close California women’s prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse
The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons says it is planning to close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse. Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters said in a statement to the AP that the agency had “taken unprecedented steps and provided a tremendous amount of resources to address culture, recruitment and retention, aging infrastructure - and...