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First Step Act credits require fresh review after end of Chevron
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the dismissal of a federal prisoner‘s habeas petition challenging the Bureau of Prisons‘ refusal to award First Step Act time […]
Trump orders Alcatraz reopening for violent offenders
President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.
Court sentences inmate in prison killing of gangster Bulger
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An inmate was sentenced to more than four years Thursday for his role in the 2018 fatal bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in a […]
Court hears restitution arguments in deadly dive boat fire
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge heard arguments Thursday over whether a boat captain should pay restitution to the families of 34 people killed in a California scuba dive boat […]
Bannon reports to federal prison to serve contempt sentence
DANBURY, Conn. — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a […]
Judge appoints special master to oversee women’s prison
OAKLAND, Calif. — A judge has appointed a special master to oversee a troubled federal women’s prison in California known for rampant sexual abuse against inmates, marking the first time […]
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