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Dozens of Prisoners Allege a Culture of Violence by Guards at Federal Facility in Virginia

In lawsuits and interviews, people held at Lee penitentiary described correctional officers breaking teeth, fracturing ribs and using the N-word.

Feature • 12.17.2024

How Federal Prisons Are Getting Worse

Government watchdog agencies found hundreds of preventable deaths and excessive use of solitary confinement.

Closing Argument • 03.02.2024

She Tried to ‘Humanize’ Prisons in Oregon. Can She Fix the Federal System?

Inspired by European models, the new Bureau of Prisons director built a Japanese garden in one penitentiary and made official language less demeaning. But some are skeptical of lasting reform.

News • 08.04.2022

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