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fromGothamist
1 week ago

Screen the guards: Albany ponders prison bills

New York proposes random full-body scanner screening for corrections officers entering state prisons to reduce contraband, while also allowing visitor re-evaluation instead of immediate rejection when scanners detect suspected contraband.
DC food
fromLos Angeles Times
9 months ago

More officers at California 'rape club' prison charged as sexual abuse scandal widens

Two former correctional officers face federal charges for sexual abuse of inmates at a now-shuttered California prison, known as the 'rape club'.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
10 months ago

New York set to lower hiring age of prison guards to 18 amid correction officer shortage

New York lowers prison guard hiring age from 21 to 18 amid staffing crisis.
New guards face restrictions; must be supervised and can't carry firearms.
fromGothamist
10 months ago

NY lawmakers agree to close up to 3 prisons, lower age requirements for guards

It's critically important that those solutions don't continue, because that isn't their training, said Assemblymember Anna Kelles, highlighting concerns over the use of National Guard in prisons.
NYC politics
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Black Lives Matter
fromwww.nytimes.com
11 months ago

2 Guards Charged With Murder in Beating Death of Prisoner in New York

Two corrections officers charged with murder in inmate's brutal beating death.
Eight additional officers face related charges, including cover-up of the incident.
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.nytimes.com
11 months ago

2 Guards Charged With Murder in Beating Death of Prisoner in New York

Two corrections officers charged with murder in inmate's brutal beating death.
Eight additional officers face related charges, including cover-up of the incident.
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