The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report drawing renewed attention to sexual abuse and assault within the federal prison system, with investigators cautioning that existing oversight mechanisms were insufficient in preventing or detecting such misconduct within correctional facilities.
A proposal to convert Alcatraz Island back into a functioning federal prison is being criticized by criminal justice advocates, who argue that the plan would divert attention and resources from more urgent issues facing the nation’s correctional system.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the transfer of 20 federal prisoners whose death sentences were commuted by former President Joe Biden to the highly restrictive ADX Florence facility, citing serious constitutional concerns.
The federal government has announced plans to transfer almost all formerly federal death row prisoners to the Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX) in Florence, Colorado, despite concerns about constitutional protections and prison conditions, and a lawsuit alleging the transfers are arbitrary and capricious.
The Biden administration’s criminal justice reform efforts have been criticized for relying on short-term measures and political signaling rather than durable policy changes, leaving the system vulnerable to reversal under future administrations.
The Dublin City Council has passed a resolution opposing the reopening of the former Federal Correctional Institution Dublin as an ICE detention facility, citing concerns about public safety, economic impact, and the city’s values of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
The second trial for former correctional officer Darrell Smith ended in a mistrial, with the federal government considering reopening the women’s prison for ICE detention, while community members continue to oppose the plan.
DUBLIN, CA – Community advocates and interfaith leaders from Buddhist, Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions and those…
Former correctional officer Darrell Smith has been granted a mistrial in his federal trial for sexually abusing incarcerated women at FCI Dublin, after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
DUBLIN, CA – The federal Bureau of Prisons agreed to an unprecedented settlement over widespread reports of…
FCI Dublin to be shuttered in the wake of bombshell allegations of widespread staff-on-inmate abuse Los Angeles,…
WASHINGTON, DC – President Joe Biden this week signed U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s “Federal Prison Oversight Act”…
This spring, the Bureau of Prisons announced they were shuttering the women’s prison at FCI Dublin –…
By Kayla Garcia-Pebdani ALAMEDA, CA—The Bureau of Prisons, as expected, has announced the shutdown of Federal Correctional…
By Holly Werris WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff has introduced the “Federal Prisons Accountability Act”…
By The Vanguard Staff DUBLIN, CA –Two more federal prison correctional officers were charged and pleaded guilty…
By The Vanguard Staff DUBLIN, CA – A federal grand jury has returned a 12-count indictment against…
By Caleigh Carlisle NEW YORK, NY – The Crime Report recently published an article arguing for the…