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Prisoner Treatment Reform Efforts Violence in Prisons

Federal Judge Moves Toward Receivership for NYC's Rikers Island

Judge Laura Taylor Swain finds New York City in contempt, citing worsening violence and neglect at the notorious jail complex.

Nine Inmates Charged for Violent Crimes at Brooklyn Federal Jail

Gang-Related Fight at Nevada Maximum-Security Prison Leaves 3 Dead, 9 Injured