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Private prison company sues California over civil rights law for immigrant detaineesA private prison company is challenging a new California law requiring detention centers to provide medical care, privacy and other civil rights to people detained by federal immigration authorities.

The Mercury News22h agoWhole story →

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Wanying Zhang seeks bail after China spy charge, disputes flight riskWanying Zhang, accused of spying on a relative of Taiwan's president for the Chinese government, sought bail from federal detention, disputing claims she is a flight risk.

Fox News1d agoWhole story →

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Ex-Newsom aide Dana Williamson’s sentencing pushed to DecemberThe federal authorities prosecuting Dana Williamson, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s chief of staff who pleaded guilty in a federal corruption case earlier this year, have agreed to delay her sentencing to Dec. 10, according to court records.

Santa Rosa Press Democrat2d agoWhole story →

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Man jailed for smuggling 188 illegal migrants into US; judge says it’s ‘a wonder nobody died'A Honduran national who was illegally living in Houston has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his role in smuggling close to 200 illegal immigrants into the U.S.

FOX 4 News2d agoWhole story →

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Union demands federal prison leaders be held in contempt after agency ‘openly defies’ court orderThe U.S. Bureau of Prisons director reportedly said in a meeting shortly before an injunction required him to restore the agency’s union contracts, “I don’t take directives from the court. I take my orders from the president.”

Government Executive2d agoWhole story →

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Man Sentenced to Prison for Bot Streams of AI SongsMike Smith is the first person to face federal charges for music streaming fraud

Pitchfork2d agoWhole story →

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Archdiocese of St. Louis sues ICE officials over blocked religious servicesThe lawsuit argues that the jail's visitation policy prevents Catholic detainees from practicing important parts of their faith.

The Hill3d agoWhole story →

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Ex-Texas deputy gets 20-year sentence after turning off body camera and assaulting womanA former Webb County sheriff's deputy was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for civil rights violations involving sexual assault during a 2024 traffic stop.

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Georgia Senate 47 candidacy headed for hearingGeorgia officials are reviewing a State Senate race after the Democratic candidate was sentenced to prison.

Athens Banner-Herald4d agoWhole story →

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James Talarico praises ‘irreplaceable’ group tied to release of mass murdererJames Talarico called the Texas Organizing Project's work "irreplaceable" after the group endorsed his Senate campaign despite its bail fund helping free a man who killed six after being released.

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Honduras man in Lake Charles arrested for illegal entranceUnited States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced Honduras 42-year-old David Joel Hernandez-Sanchez to 30 months in federal prison for “Illegal re-entry of a Removed Alien” on Sept. 24, according to a news release from Western District of the Louisiana U.S. Attorney's Office.

Baton Rouge Advocate4d agoWhole story →

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Dennis Hastert, GOP House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84 : NPRennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.

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President Trump Calls for Mandatory Prison Sentences for Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Fraudsters – Says Crooked Politicians Who Cover It Up Must Face Real Consequences * The Gateway PunditPresident Donald Trump is calling on Congress to finally put real teeth behind the government’s war on fraud, mandatory prison sentences for criminals caught s…

The Gateway Pundit5d agoWhole story →

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Ex-GOP Florida lawmaker sentenced to 10 years in prison(The Hill) -- Former Florida Rep. David Rivera (R) was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday for his undisclosed role in a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign on behalf of the Venezuelan government under the first Trump administration. Rivera, a longtime friend and former roommate of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has been in federal [...]

NewsNation6d agoWhole story →

Ex-US congressman sentenced to 10 years in prison for $50m lobbying schemeRiver's ex-housemate, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, testified he had no idea about his activities.

BBC News7d agoWhole story →

Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alleged assaultGarces Perez is charged with one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Santa Rosa Press Democrat9d agoWhole story →

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Dauphin County Prison cooperates with ICE despite resolution to the contraryWarden Gregory Briggs said jail officials coordinate with ICE so everyone the federal agency wants, they get, regardless of the resolution that passed 4 months ago.

Mechanicsburg Patriot News9d agoWhole story →

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Fugitive ex-CT official sentenced to prison, did not show upDuring the conversation federal authorities offered to fly Diamantis back to Connecticut to appear at his sentencing.

Hartford Courant9d agoWhole story →

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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to allow transgender inmate banThe Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to allow a Bureau of Prisons policy banning hormone therapy and social accommodations for transgender inmates in federal prisons.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to suspend transgender medical care in federal prisonsBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Monday to allow federal prison officials to deny certain types of medical care for transgender inmates, such as surgeries – putting another culture war issue on the high court’s burgeoning fast-track docket. The Bureau of Prisons policy that began early

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