Department of Justice
The Department of Justice plays a pivotal role in overseeing the federal correctional system and ensuring the enforcement of laws within correctional facilities. This directory offers articles and resources on the Department’s policies, initiatives, and impact on correctional practices nationwide. Understanding the Department of Justice’s role is crucial for correctional staff to stay informed about legal standards and compliance requirements. For related topics, visit our section on Corrections Policies.
The move comes after more than a decade of complaints, audits, class action lawsuits and threats of a DOJ lawsuit
The Justice Department will pay an average of about $1.1 million to each of 103 women who sued the Bureau of Prisons over their treatment at FCI Dublin
The Bureau of Prisons reforms include updating suicide prevention protocols and using data-driven strategies to reduce deaths in custody
James Sabatino, imprisoned at ADX Florence for running a luxury goods scam from his cell, argues the DOJ is misusing security measures to silence him
Lena Summerlin, whose legal name was David Cassady at the time, was sentenced to 80 years for mailing bombs from prison to the DOJ and an Alaska courthouse in 2020
In one case, a judge blocked the DOJ’s attempt to seek the death penalty for a 2022 police officer killing, citing due process violations
The suspect allegedly strangled one man to death and severely beat another inside the Federal Transfer Center
Two Georgia residents and one inmate received multi-year sentences after a drone carrying 38 grams of meth crashed during the attempt
The Justice Department said states are not constitutionally obligated to provide gender-affirming surgeries to prisoners
The court-approved agreement includes protections for transgender and non-citizen inmates, despite the Trump administration’s last-minute attempt to alter terms
Kathleen Kenney, a corrections veteran with federal and state experience, will monitor conditions at the Fulton County Jail following a Justice Department investigation
The Federal Bureau of Prisons was directed to transfer inmate George John Hanson to be executed for his role in the 1999 kidnapping and killing of a 77-year-old woman
The Oklahoma attorney general requested the transfer after President Donald Trump directed the DOJ to ensure states have enough lethal injection drugs to carry out executions
The settlement closes an investigation into San Luis Obispo County jail conditions sparked by the 2017 death of an inmate in restraints
The DOJ said Alvin S. Glenn COs learned of two inmate killings from outsider calls: one via voicemail and another by someone watching a Facebook Live of the killing
Authorities say the Telfair State Prison inmate used prison phones and outside contacts to carry out the alleged fraud, targeting family members and friends of his fellow inmates
Governor Brian Kemp’s plan includes pay raises, new facilities and repairs to decades-old infrastructure in the next 18 months
The DOJ agreement with Fulton County includes new safety policies, staffing upgrades and improved mental health care
The Telfair State Prison inmate conned his fellow inmates’ family members and friends into believing he could provide legal help, physical protection and investment opportunities
Faith Rose Gratz and an inmate ran a drug operation at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater for three months in 2022 while in a romantic relationship, prosecutors said
Officials blamed understaffing, poor policies and lack of training for the conditions at the Fulton County jail
Federal prosecutors said the CO stood by during two separate attacks on men incarcerated at Bayside State Prison in December 2019
The plot was thwarted after the targeted Fulton County Jail officers found tracking devices attached to the bottom of their vehicles
Conditions of confinement in Georgia’s prisons violate the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, the DOJ said
The consent decree required policies to prevent abuse and ensure a safe environment for women at Julia Tutwiler Prison, as required by the U.S. Constitution
Correctional staff at Central California Women’s Facility and California Institution for Women are accused of trading sexual favors for contraband and privileges, the DOJ says
The agreement includes a behavior management program and a skills-based curriculum with daily structured activities at the Manson Youth Institution
FCI Sheridan had 28 CO vacancies out of 145 positions last winter, leading to the use of mandated overtime and temporary assignments of non-correctional staff
The investigation will examine whether Kentucky protects the facilities’ juveniles from excessive force, prolonged isolation, violence and sexual abuse, the DOJ said
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