Female inmates in CA prison say officers assaulted them after sexual abuse claims
The women said they were beaten and sprayed with pepper spray while in restraints by Central California Women’s Facility officers.
‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three ...
California prisons restrict movement, calls and visits as violence surges
California corrections officials say high-security prisons across the state are tightly restricting movement, calls and visits while they probe a surge in violence this year.
Feds Approve Signal Jammers to Block Phones, Drones in Prisons
The federal government is allowing prisons and correctional facilities to use radio signal jammers to block unauthorized cell ...
Los Angeles County, state prisons up security after violence surge
Los Angeles County and other state prisons are upgrading their security after a recent surge in violence against staff and inmates. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...
Prisons set to run out of spaces again within a year despite early release scheme, MPs warn
Many prisoner are living in ‘inhumane conditions’ and the government must act now to avert disaster, the Public Accounts Committee has warned ...
Federal, Quebec prisons to launch pilot project on jamming cellphone, drone signals
Ottawa has approved a pilot project to block cellphone and drone signals in federal and Quebec provincial prisons.