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August 26, 2022
Derek Chauvin was taken Wednesday from a maximum-security prison in a Minneapolis suburb to a medium-security federal prison in Tucson.
January 16, 2022
Saousoalii Siavii Jr., A former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle, was found dead as he was being held on firearm…
June 28, 2021
Convicted heroin dealer Gwen Levi is one of many federal prisoners sent to home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rep. Maxine Waters thegrio.com
June 26, 2021
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) on Friday announced new legislation seeking to provide a significant financial boost for exonerated individuals.
November 23, 2020
The federal prison system will receive the coronavirus vaccine, though initial allotments of will be given to staff and not…
Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Released From Prison Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
July 9, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was returned to federal prison, weeks
Catherine Pugh theGrio.com
February 28, 2020
Catherine Pugh was sentenced to three years in prison on federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges centered on her self-published…
prison thegrio.com
February 16, 2018
According to reports, federal prisons are so short on guards that they are drawing on civilian staff like nurses, cooks,…
July 17, 2015
OPINION - In the area of criminal justice, this was quite a week for President Obama. Articulating a vision for…
November 3, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. could be released from federal prison on Dec. 31, 2015 —…
October 30, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. entered a North Carolina prison Tuesday to begin serving a…
October 29, 2013
NBC NEWS - Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., reported to one of the cushiest federal prisons Monday to begin…
August 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The bottom line is that, while the aggressive enforcement of federal criminal statutes remains necessary, we cannot…
June 30, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - One in every 20 federal prisoners could be eligible for early release under a potential sentencing change…