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Loaded on DEC. 1, 2021 by Jayson Hawkins published in Prison Legal News December, 2021, page 49 The Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) surprised many critics with a June 2021 announcement of its intent to eliminate solitary confinement as it currently exists in the state prison system. State Public Safety and Security Secretary Thomas Turco said in a statement that after a comprehensive review, including input from consultants, the public, and DOC administrators, t

Loaded on DEC. 1, 2021 by Casey Bastian published in Prison Legal News December, 2021, page 44Filed under: Compassionate Release. Location: United States of America. by Casey J. Bastian William Figueria was imprisoned at Butner, a federal facility in North Carolina. Figueria was 63-years-old, and was serving a 30-month sentence for Distribution of Cocaine Base. On April 20, 2020, Figueria died as a result of his significant underlying medical conditions which included chronic

Published in Prison Legal News December, 2021, The Bureau of Prisons has piloted a program that can give authorities “huge secret intelligence into the public sender of postal mail.” by Lauren Gill, originally published by The Intercept, September 26, 2021 In a Pennsylvania federal prison, Joe used to trace his girlfriend’s handwriting with his finger as the faint smell of her perfume wafted into his cell. Her letters elicited rare feelings of intimacy in an otherwise cold en

On January 26, 2021, 55-year-old Michael McDaniel entered the Corrections Reception Center in Orient, Pickaway County, Ohio, to serve a sixteen-month sentence for aggravated assault in Franklin County, Ohio. Jada McDaniel, his sister, said that he was a black veteran of the US Navy who struggled with drug addiction. "He was coming home in July so he wasn't an angry young man who was going to spend the rest of his life in prison," Jada added. Unfortunately, Michael McDaniel's

A new Tiger King show is out on Peacock, Joe vs. Carole. But the public should pay less attention to Joe vs. Carole and more to United States v. Maldonado-Passage (Joe Exotic’s legal name). While its fact pattern is highly unique, the case against Joe Exotic is predictable in that the court didn’t want to hear anything about misconduct by the United States Attorneys in Oklahoma. On January 27, US District Court Judge Scott Palk refused to hear any evidence of government misc