Prisons – Page 16 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Pistons owner profits from prisons & GOP tries to block crisis benefits

Posted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020By Editor

GOP leaders have vowed to block boosted unemployment benefits while simultaneously pushing for corporate legal immunity. … Read More >Pistons owner profits from prisons & GOP tries to block crisis benefits

Middle East

‘Without preconditions’: Iran says it’s ready to discuss full prisoner exchange with US amid talks of new swap

Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020By Editor

An Iranian government spokesperson has said that the country is prepared to negotiate a complete prisoner swap with the US. The news comes after reports of talks about exchanging two detainees infected with Covid-19. … Read More >‘Without preconditions’: Iran says it’s ready to discuss full prisoner exchange with US amid talks of new swap

Middle East

Renewed Rioting Reported at Prison Housing Daesh Militants in Kurdish-Held Area of Syria – Video

Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020By Editor

The incident follows a similar uprising at the prison in late March which allowed four members of the terrorist group to escape the facility and flee before being captured and brought back by local police. … Read More >Renewed Rioting Reported at Prison Housing Daesh Militants in Kurdish-Held Area of Syria – Video

Shows

#Covid19 behind bars: Journalists map the prison pandemic

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020By Editor

Are frontline medical workers going to receive compensation for risking their lives during a pandemic? The ACLU and a police union may agree on something. Journalist Adryan Corcione joins us to discuss one important task: mapping the pandemic outbreak in prisons, America’s black sites. … Read More >#Covid19 behind bars: Journalists map the prison pandemic

Latin America

A lot more than baby on board: Woman caught trying to sneak insane amount of contraband into Brazilian prison (VIDEO)

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020By Editor

Guards at a Brazilian prison were truly baffled when a ‘pregnant’ woman attempted to visit her husband but when asked several routine questions, revealed she was in fact attempting to smuggle in everything but the kitchen sink. … Read More >A lot more than baby on board: Woman caught trying to sneak insane amount of contraband into Brazilian prison (VIDEO)

USA

Neglect, Skewed Budget Priorities Fuel Rise in Mississippi Prison Deaths – Activists

Posted on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020By Editor

Barrington M. Salmon – Inhumane conditions driving up the death toll in US state of Mississippi prisons are unlikely to change because lawmakers and officials lack the incentive and political courage to reform the system, criminal justice activists said. … Read More >Neglect, Skewed Budget Priorities Fuel Rise in Mississippi Prison Deaths – Activists

Videos

The secret US prisons you’ve never heard of before | Will Potter

Posted on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020By Editor

Investigative journalist Will Potter is the only reporter who has been inside a Communications Management Unit, or CMU, within a US prison. These units were opened secretly, and radically alter how prisoners are treated — even preventing them from hugging their children. Potter, a TED Fellow, shows us who is imprisoned here, and how the government is trying to keep them hidden. … Read More >The secret US prisons you’ve never heard of before | Will Potter

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