Posts Tagged ‘prison staff’
President Trump Preaches Privatization
by Christopher Zoukis In the weeks and days leading up to the inauguration of Donald Trump, he made several statements about privatization — and his team is full of privatization supporters. From public television, to Veterans Affairs to prisons — there are many things he seems to be considering privatizing. As prisons go, this is…
Read MoreMichigan Opens Prison Museum in Presently Operating Prison Facility
By Christopher Zoukis The Michigan Department of Corrections has opened a prison museum — at the still-in-operation State Prison of Southern Michigan in Jackson. Opened June 25, 2014, the Cell Block 7 Prison Museum charges $15.00 for adults, $10.00 for a local museum society’s members, and $8.00 for children ages 5 through 12. The museum…
Read MoreFirst recognition of violations under Prison Rape Elimination Act for transgender inmates
It feels like every week we are faced with new accounts of abuse against transgender inmates by prison staff. So it’s with guarded optimism we view a ruling handed down last week that represents a small victory. This past summer a Maryland judge agreed that the treatment constituted a violation of the Prison Rape Elimination…
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