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"Armed correctional officers in tactical gear and bio-hazard suits. [incarcerated people] laying in blood. Burn marks on the prison floor from grenade explosions meant to break up fights.
This sounds like a scene from a prison movie or television show, but this is how a letter from an inmate described the events at Central Utah Correctional Facility on November 6, 2019."
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Schedule change at Utah state prisons resulted in ‘dog fights,’ according to inmate’s family
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GUNNISON (ABC4 News) – Armed correctional officers in tactical gear and bio-hazard suits. Inmates laying in blood. Burn marks on the prison floor from grenade explosions meant to break up fig…Same kind of problems are happening at Draper too
Posted Saturday December 7th, 2019 - 8:36 am
AG Bill Barr accused of suggesting lack of respect for police could mean less protection. A former DOJ official under Obama said the attorney general's remarks were "dangerous and irresponsible."
Barr accused of suggesting lack of respect for police could mean less protection
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A former DOJ official under Obama said the attorney general's remarks were "dangerous and irresponsible."Posted Saturday December 7th, 2019 - 7:57 am
We’ve been bishops in 3 death penalty states. It’s time to stop federal executions for good.
We’ve been bishops in 3 death penalty states. It’s time to stop federal executions for good.
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A federal judge has placed federal executions on hold. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Bishop Frank J. Dewane write that we should turn back permanently from the path of death.Posted Saturday December 7th, 2019 - 7:55 am
Supreme Court temporarily blocks resumption of federal executions
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks resumption of federal executions
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The Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from resuming federal executions, in a setback for Attorney General William Barr.Posted Saturday December 7th, 2019 - 7:46 am
Lawsuit Alleges 'Rampant' Sexual Abuse at Federal Prison. Those who reported sexual abuse were sent to a county jail, the suit alleges.
Lawsuit Alleges 'Rampant' Sexual Abuse at Federal Prison
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Fourteen current and former inmates of a federal women's prison in Florida have filed a federal lawsuit saying guards subjectedPosted Saturday December 7th, 2019 - 1:57 am
“Current immigrant detention policies are costly, inhumane and destructive to families,” Bishop Steven Biegler of the Diocese of Cheyenne wrote in his online post.
Wyoming’s Catholic bishop attacks plan for new Evanston jail to hold Utah immigration detainees
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Wyoming’s Catholic bishop says a proposed detention center in Evanston, Wyo., to hold people awaiting immigration court appearances 83 miles away in West Valley City, Utah, would expand a system that is “inhumane and destructive to families.”Posted Friday December 6th, 2019 - 8:45 pm
The male staffers maintained total control over the women’s lives, safety and well-being. At least one victim said she was ordered to begin birth control to avoid the possibility of becoming pregnant and another was given a morning-after pill by an officer.
Some of the accused corrections officers have resigned or taken early retirement — without punishment, and with immunity from being criminally prosecuted for the actions they admitted to — said the women’s lawyer, Bryan Busch.
Rape is rampant at this women’s prison. Anyone who complains is punished, lawsuit says.
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A lawsuit says that a Coleman federal prison work camp, located in Sumter County near Wildwood, employed no fewer than seven officers who took advantage of their unbridled access and authority to sexually abuse the women under their control.Posted Friday December 6th, 2019 - 8:18 pm
Two state senators are sponsoring a bill that would provide Medicaid coverage to help individuals stay on their needed medications when they leave prison. SO GLAD UTAH IMPLEMENTED TARGETED ADULT MEDICAID in 2018 to do just this for our returning citizens!
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State senators sponsor a bill that would provide Medicaid to people upon prison release.Posted Friday December 6th, 2019 - 11:06 am
Felicity Huffman Is Helping Women Adjust to Life After Prison: She's 'Connected With Them'. "She has connected with them in a real way and you can feel it," says A New Way of Life founder Susan Burton about Felicity Huffman.
Felicity Huffman Is Helping Women Adjust to Life After Prison: She's 'Connected With Them'
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"She has connected with them in a real way and you can feel it," says A New Way of Life founder Susan Burton about Felicity HuffmanFelicity Huffman, did 12 days is a cushy resort. She did not do 'prison time' let's be honest here. She is also NOT doing this out of the kindness if her heart, she was court ordered. She is a prime example of the rich getting away with everything.
Posted Friday December 6th, 2019 - 10:47 am
The shop also became the founding location of his highly-acclaimed Cops & Barbers program, which aims to build trust between police and the communities they serve. He also started a scholarship program that sends young men to barber school.
#hope #reentry #walmart #barbershop #hardwork #success
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Ex-Felon Opens First Ever Black-Owned Barbershop Inside a Walmart
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Shaun 'Lucky' Corbett, a 40-year old ex-felon turned barber and entrepreneur from Charlotte, North Carolina, has opened his very own barbershop called Da Lucky Spot Barbershop. Located inside of a Walmart store, Shaun has made history as the first Black entrepreneur to ever do this.Posted Thursday December 5th, 2019 - 11:41 pm
David Barlow, who had previously served as general counsel to United States Senator Mike Lee, had faced little opposition in his nomination and earned the praise of Utah’s senators after President Donald Trump picked him.
Senate confirms David Barlow as Utah’s newest federal judge
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Washington • The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former U.S. Attorney for Utah David Barlow as a federal judge in the state, a move that will help alleviate the strain on the court that now has only four full-time judges on the bench.
