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• Texas judge asks for release of nearly 2K inmates to avoid 'killing field'

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  The Harris County Jail could run out of room to house inmates this weekend

• Federal executions paused until COVID-19 measures instituted

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  A judge said the federal government's poor management of the previous 10 executions "has created a substantial risk"

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  6 things bodycams can do that fixed cameras can’t

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  Body-worn cameras have become necessities for correctional facilities, rather than nice-to-have supplements to fixed camera surveillance

• Lawsuit alleges 5 women sexually assaulted by jail chaplain, commander

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  The suit accuses the sheriff of doing too little to address repeated concerns about jail conditions and the mistreatment of inmates

• Judge: NM inmates can't be penalized for using medical marijuana

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  The order applies specifically to the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center

• Judge delays execution of only woman on US death row

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  The judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled the execution

• Md. to pay $360K to inmates with disabilities who sued over inaccessibility

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  The suit alleged a culture of noncompliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and a pattern of discrimination impacting inmates with disabilities

• Judge: Ore. officials not shielded from liability over prison outbreaks

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  A judge found that state leaders can face liability claims if they didn't carry out proper safety measures

• Why every corrections officer should be a risk manager

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  Reporting and dissecting close calls will improve safety while decreasing liability

• Ala. prisons agency says federal suit ignores progress

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  The department has blamed inadequate staffing for many of the problems and said it has made "real strides" to recruit more employees

• Justice Department sues Ala. over prison conditions

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  The lawsuit comes after the Justice Department twice released investigative reports that accused the state of violating prisoner's rights

• Lawsuit: Newly hired Wash. CO fired for wearing BLM shirt to work

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  The CO said he wore the shirt in response to several other officers wearing "Police Lives Matter" shirts for weeks

• US agrees to stop deporting migrant women who alleged abuse

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  The Justice Department and lawyers for several of the women agreed that immigration authorities wouldn't carry out any deportations until mid-January

• Lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct at Chicago jail settled

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  The suit claimed physical and verbal abuse by inmates created a hostile work environment for female jail workers

• Family of CO who died from COVID-19 to sue NJ county for not providing PPE

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  Bernard Waddell Sr. was not given any personal protective equipment from March until his last day of work

• Lawsuit: Kan. rule to hold inmates sentenced to die in solitary is unconstitutional

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  Attorneys argued the procedure denies inmates "meaningful human contact for years on end" and subjects them to cruel and unusual punishment

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