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Judge Denies Tory Lanez’s Emergency Bid for Prison Protections

The court said the motion failed to follow ex parte notice and local sealing rules so the denial rested on procedural errors rather than a finding about his safety.

20 Women Sue San Francisco Sheriff Over Alleged Mass Strip Search

Two Deaths at Michigan Women’s Prison Prompt State and Independent Reviews

DOJ Opens Federal Civil‑Rights Probe of Washington Women’s Prison

ACLU Finalizes $1.2 Million in Settlements Over Dark-Cell Abuse at Miami Correctional Facility

Tory Lanez Files Federal Suit Seeking $100 Million Over 2025 Prison Stabbing

DOJ Opens Civil-Rights Probes Into California and Maine Women’s Prisons Over Transgender Housing Policies

Justice Department Opens Civil-Rights Probes Into Transgender Housing in California and Maine Women’s Prisons

ICE Probes Detainee’s Suicide at Moshannon Valley Processing Center