... . "This type of violence, while alarming, happens repeatedly in many federal prisons across the country," said CPL President Bryan ... Capitol Hill regarding the dangers of working in understaffed and underfunded federal prisons. The union has repeatedly asked for additional staff ... to ensure the safety and security of the nation's federal prison system. Specifically, CPL wants Attorney ...

... has sent me an article she just published with Adoptive Families. It’s called Second Chances, and it details her discovery of being born in the Federal Prison for Women at Alderson, West Virginia. How she found ... trying to change the place of Stein’s birth so she would never know she was born in prison. Stein found the letter. Stein later went on to volunteer in the prison ...

... reports a man the U.S. government considers a terrorist with ties to Al-Qaeda is now being held at the Marion, Illinois federal prison. Ali Al-Marri, 43, is serving an eight year sentence for being a so called “sleeper agent.” He has admitted ... America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Al-Qaeda Sleeper Agent In Marion Federal Prison

U.S. District Judge Harry Barnes sentenced self-proclaimed world prophet Tony Alamo to 175 years in a federal prison Friday morning for child sex abuse crimes spanning more than a decade. “The court believes you should be incarcerated in a federal prison for the rest of your natural life,” Barnes said. “One day you will face

... the new plan would open up a total of 42,000 prison beds by December 2011, some through new construction and some by sentencing changes ... for keeping up with all the craziness in California. Some related posts: Federal judicial panel orders California to drastically cut ... in California Editorial suggests why federal judges have had to be involved in California prison reform California's ...

... Texas (AP) — Two inmates with drug-related convictions have fled from a federal prison facility about 30 miles southeast of Austin. The Federal Correctional Institution in Bastrop was where 52-year-old Leandro Luna of San ... since 2006, serving a decade-long term for importing marijuana. Prison officials believe he was spotted Friday night in Austin, where he has family. ...

At a meeting Monday with Cassia County commissioners, Idaho state Sen. Denton Darrington said a federal prison in the Idaho county would provide a steady stream of income; Cassia and Minidoka officials have hired a consulting firm to help them lure a medium-security prison to their county. Twin Falls Times-News View Comments |

  By Bruce Vielmetti of the Milwaukee –  Journal Sentinel Nov. 27, 2009 A Rock County man sentenced to two years in federal prison for shooting a deer while he was on probation for domestic violence has had his case overturned by a federal appeals court. The case could have far-ranging impact in the gun-rights debate. For Steve

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... But we never hear of anybody being arrested or convicted for the crime. Now, we have. Dana Christian Welch, a 37-year-old Orange, Calif., resident, was sentenced Monday to 2½ years in prison for shining a laser pointer into the eyes of pilots on a United Airlines flight and an Alaska Airlines flight. The airplanes were approaching John Wayne Airport in Orange County in May 2008. As the Orange ...