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Florence, Colo.: Where terrorists are neighbors
Florence :: Italy | 4 days ago
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Like the towering Rocky Mountains and endless acres of dry grass dotted with cactuses, a federal prison holding dozens of convicted terrorists, many with al-Qaida ties, is just part of the landscape here. Golfers tee off on the local course and kids hop...
Tags: Florence City, federal prisoners, Colorado State Penitentiary, Thomson, Fremont County, Darrell Lindsey, Clerk Dori Williams, prisoners officials, Italy, Florence, ADX Florence, Prisons, United States Penitentiary Florence, Supermax, Fremont County Colorado
Seven-fold increase in people smuggling prisoners
Sydney :: Australia | 4 days ago
Credibility Almost 120 federal prisoners, who are awaiting trial or have been convicted under Commonwealth laws are being held in WA jails...The WA Opposition's Corrective Services spokesman Paul Papalia says because of WA's proximity to South East Asia, the state...
Tags: federal prisoners, fold increase, WA Opposition's Corrective Services, Australia, Sydney, Politics, Prison, Penology, Law Crime
Risk of prison suicides 'unacceptably high': ombudsman
Ottawa :: Canada | 2 months ago
Credibility Howard Sapers says the risk of preventable deaths in prisons remains 'unacceptably high' and that offenders with mental health issues need more independant observation. (Tom Hanson/Canadian Press) The risk of preventable deaths in custody remains "unacceptably...
Tags: Ashley Smith, Correctional Investigator Howard Sapers, federal prisoners, Correctional Service of Canada, prisoners remains, preventable deaths, prisoners ombudsman, sapers says, federal correctional
Politician will have to adjust to jail
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility A Philadelphia politician faces rough treatment by staff and other prisoners when reports to serve a federal prison sentence, a prison consultant said...Fumo faces harassment by inmates and staff who want him to know he is no longer a power broker, Jeff...
Tags: Sen. Vincent Fumo, Senate, Fumo Heading, federal prisoners, Philadelphia Inquirer
New US-Israeli crime ring exposed
Jerusalem :: Israel | 3 months ago
Credibility Israeli and American court documents filed in Chicago on Monday revealed that the suspects, seven Israelis and two US citizens, deceived US tax officials for at least five years, The New York Times reported. They allegedly used the names of thousands...
Tags: Chicagoan Marvin Berkowitz, tax fraud, U.S.-Israel, Israeli, tax refunds, federal prisoners, fraud ring, Jerusalem, using tax
Sen. Vitter: Don’t close Guantanamo
Terre Haute :: IN :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility Sen. David Vitter returned from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Monday evening on a trip he said reinforced his belief that the facility should not be closed. President Barack Obama signed an executive order on his first day in office that will close the detention...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay, Barack Obama, federal prisoners, president barack, Indiana, Terre Haute
Ottawa to test tracking devices on federal parolees
Ontario :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Beginning next month, 30 federal prisoners will be "strongly encouraged" when paroled to agree to wear the ankle device, which is equipped with a Global Positioning Satellite system. If they do not agree, their parole board could view it as a sign of...
Tags: minister stockwell, pilot project, Stockwell Day, ankle bracelets, public safety, safety minister, federal prisoners, Ontario
Penitentiary guard killed
Atwater :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Penitentiary Atwater is dead after being stabbed by inmates at the facility Friday, according to Merced County Sheriff Mark Pazin. Although details are still sketchy, Pazin said the officer, identified as Jose Rivera, 22, of Chowchilla, was transported...
Tags: federal prisoners, Merced County Sheriff, Jose Rivera, Penitentiary Atwater, Mark Pazin
'Tempers will flair' as prison smoking ban takes effect, inmate says
Toronto :: Canada | about 1 year ago
Credibility ET The first stage of a widespread smoking ban has been rolled out in federal prisons, and inmates say they fear it will put prisoners on edge. Starting Monday, smoking was banned on all property at maximum-security prisons, including the yards.
Tags: smoke, federal prisoners, Correctional Service of Canada
Canadian Prison Riot Leave One Dead
Vancouver :: Canada | about 1 year ago
Credibility An inmate at a federal prison in Agassiz, British Columbia has been killed after an uprising.
Tags: B.C, British Columbia, Agassiz, inmates killed, federal prisoners
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