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Drug overdose deaths in California state prisons rebounded to near record levels last year even as corrections officials touted the state’s intervention methods as a model for prisons and jails…
We started The Toughest Beat to provide a place for information and communication sharing with correctional professionals and the need for education in this field. Only a few months into…
Two Florida Corrections Officers were fired after a now-viral video shows one of them slapping an inmate. Now, the Florida Department of Corrections says the officers are under criminal investigation.…
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act, a bipartisan effort to address staffing shortages and ensure fair…
Kim and Khloé Kardashian were spotted visiting two prisons in Chowchilla, Central California, on Friday, according to ABC 30 Fresno. The first prison the sisters visited was the Central California…
On Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 1042 hours, a riot occurred between approximately 40 Blood and Crip gang members. The riot happened on a recreation yard of Kern Valley State…
State legislators concerned about the rampant violence, massive understaffing and thriving criminal enterprises inside Georgia’s state prisons are calling for faster action and more money to address the problems. “We’re…
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