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Finance

A judge once called Leavenworth’s federal prison a ‘hell hole.’ CoreCivic will get $4.2 million per month to reopen the long-shuttered facility to hold thousands of migrants arrested by ICE

By Heather Hollingsworth, John Hanna and The Associated Press
June 16, 2025
Federal Bureau of Prisons has a $3 billion repair backlog. Now it’s expected to reopen Alcatraz too
Politics

Federal Bureau of Prisons has a $3 billion repair backlog. Now it’s expected to reopen Alcatraz too

By Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo and The Associated Press
May 6, 2025
Sam Bankman-Fried says Diddy has been ‘kind to me’ in interview with Tucker Carlson
Companies

Sam Bankman-Fried says Diddy has been ‘kind to me’ in interview with Tucker Carlson

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March 6, 2025
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Politics

Federal prisons, plagued with ‘a critical staffing shortage, crumbling infrastructure and limited budgetary resources,’ are being used for Trump’s immigration crackdown

By Michael R. Sisak and The Associated Press
February 11, 2025
No way out: Diddy stuck in Brooklyn prison dorm with crypto crook Bankman-Fried
Regulators

No way out: Diddy stuck in Brooklyn prison dorm with crypto crook Bankman-Fried

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September 24, 2024
Historically, Americans with criminal records face an unwelcoming labor market. Dermalogica's partnership with the correctional facility aims to help women earn a livable wage upon their release.
Success

These incarcerated women are leaving prison with a certified license to make people feel beautiful. The program ‘gave me a chance to feel human again’

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April 27, 2024
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Newsletters

Second chance strategy: A company that hires formerly incarcerated people has seen some huge upsides

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April 11, 2024
Here’s what disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes will find in her Texas minimum-security prison camp
Leadership

Here’s what disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes will find in her Texas minimum-security prison camp

By
May 31, 2023
Coronavirus is hitting prisons and jails hard—1 in 5 inmates has had COVID, and 1,700 have died
Health

Coronavirus is hitting prisons and jails hard—1 in 5 inmates has had COVID, and 1,700 have died

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December 18, 2020
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Critically Ill Prisoner Had Sentence Reduced Under Trump’s ‘Compassionate Release’ Program

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March 15, 2019
Attorney General Federal Prisons
Leadership

Sessions’ Tough on Crime Talk Could Lead to Fuller Prisons

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February 26, 2017
Rick Renzi
Leadership

Ex-US Rep. Rick Renzi of Arizona Leaves Prison After 3 Years

By
January 7, 2017
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Leadership

Decades of Neglect Underpins $1.65 Billion Prisons Request

By
November 27, 2016
ICE Holds Immigrants At Adelanto Detention Facility
Leadership

Closing Private Detention Centers for Migrants Could Raise More Problems

By Reuters and Michelle Toh
September 9, 2016
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Leadership

Private Prison Operators Shrug Off U.S. Policy Shift

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August 21, 2016

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