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MCI-Framingham women’s prison needs a modern building
And the state needs a smaller, more modern prison to house and rehabilitate women who committed serious crimes. The existing ...
Healey wants to renovate Framingham women’s prison. Advocates say the idea is wrongheaded.
Governor Maura Healey's plan, which is nine times more expensive than a replacement pitched during the tenure of former ...
WA report criticizes women’s prison for concerning use of pepper spray
Staffers in Washington's only women's prison repeatedly used excessive force, according to a report from the state's Office of the Corrections Ombuds.
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Behind prison walls: Women serve time in quiet, controlled setting
About 85 percent of inmates at the South Dakota Women's prison are sentenced for non-violent crimes. ... Women stay in small cells with three-level bunks and curtains instead of doors.
Two more FCI Dublin women’s prison guards charged with sexual abuse, bringing total to 10
Already, seven prison staffers have either been convicted at trial or pleaded guilty to a slew of charges. An eighth is ...
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Judge rejects efforts to dismiss toxic mold lawsuit against Michigan women’s prison
The lawsuit alleges the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility concealed evidence of leaks and mold before inspections ...
Prisoner pleads no contest in connection with cellmate’s brutal death at Wisconsin women’s prison
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A prisoner accused of beating her cellmate to death at Wisconsin’s women’s prison almost two years ...
Inmate pleads no contest in cellmate's brutal death at Wisconsin women's prison
Prosecutors charged 29-year-old Taylor Sanchez in January 2024 with first-degree intentional homicide in 68-year-old Cindy ...