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The unanimous Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals late Wednesday removed an Idaho federal district judge from a case brought by death row prisoner Thomas Creech over her unwillingness to recuse herself based…

Andrew Ciolli was the warden in charge at FCC Florence when an internal investigation uncovered that Ciolli’s staff used excessive force in violation of BOP’s policy. Moreover, it was specifically determined that Ciolli failed to stop the excessive force occurring at his prison. Prior to his…

The Pentagon on Tuesday granted honorable discharges to more than 800 veterans who were separated from the U.S. military because of their sexual orientation during the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which was in effect February 1994.

In December 2010, President Barack Obama…

Mr. Roberson was convicted in 2002 of killing his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. At trial, the prosecution argued that the manner of death was “shaken baby syndrome,” a condition never scientifically validated. Per the Innocence Project, “Mr. Roberson’s case is riddled with unscientific…

On October 14, 1964, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made history as the youngest person to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize. At just 35 years old, Dr. King was recognized for his leadership and commitment to nonviolent…

CoreCivic, the leading private prison company in the U.S., has spent more than $4.4 million to settle dozens of complaints alleging mistreatment — including at least 22 inmate deaths — at its Tennessee prisons and jails since 2016 (…

Three people are arrested for murder of Boston pizza delivery man in 2010; one pleads guilty and the other two are tried together. Co-defendant "1" makes inculpatory statements about co-defendant "2." The state wants to use 1's statements…

Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear another Texas death row inmate’s case challenging the state’s DNA testing statute as unconstitutional.  Gutierrez v. Saenz, No. 23-7809 (…

Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Thompson v. United States, No. 23-1095 (Oct. 4, 2024) (cert. granted), to resolve an issue that has divided the lower courts: whether 18 U.S.C. § 1014, which…

Of the 64,124 cases reported to the United States Sentencing Commission in fiscal year 2023, 21,504 involved non-U.S. citizens. Non-U.S. citizens accounted for 33.7% of all individuals sentenced in fiscal year 2023.

This Government…