The report comes out as federal prison officials have faced scrutiny over sexual abuse of inmates by a warden of a Northern California prison.
Author: Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY
‘A beautiful person’: Family, friends gather for Tyre Nichols’ funeral; VP Kamala Harris speaks
Tyre Nichols’ death has sparked protests around the country and renewed discussions around federal legislation to reform policing.
Hundreds gather in California to remember mass shooting victims, decry violence: ‘Hard to know they’re gone’
Roughly a thousand people gathered Tuesday evening for a vigil honoring the 11 people killed on the eve of Lunar New Year
Why a federal appeals court ruling on Trump’s bump stock ban is more about agency power than guns
The fate of federal rule-making efforts could have vast implications for executive power amid many recent high-profile challenges to agency rules.
Arrest of El Chapo’s son Ovidio Guzman throws Mexico into chaos ahead of Biden visit
Days before Biden’s trip to Mexico, the country spiraled into violence after the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, son of infamous drug lord known as “El Chapo.”
Study: Federal magistrates, prosecutors misunderstand bail law, jailing people who should go free
A Reagan-era bail law has been wildly misapplied in the federal courts by judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers, a two-year national study finds.
Forensic scientists are generally whiter, less diverse than US population they serve, new study says
The report is one of only a few previously conducted that examine the representation of people of color among forensic scientists.
How Trump lawyer Christina Bobb, an ex-OAN host, took spotlight in Mar-a-Lago case
Christina Bobb was subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 committee, served in the Trump administration and hosted her own show on conservative news outlet OAN.
Prison guards forced a Black inmate to chop off his dreadlocks. Now he’s suing.
A state prison warden issued a memo banning braids, cornrows or dreadlocks for inmates being moved in or out of a facility or in solitary confinement.
53 migrantes han muerto en San Antonio. No va a ser fácil identificar sus restos.
A las familias les puede preocupar que hablar públicamente les cause problemas a ellos o a otros seres queridos.