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• Governor's commission will decide fate of existing Ala. men's prisons

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  The Alabama Prison Repurposing Commission will evaluate "up to 11 of our existing male correctional facilities" over at least three years

• Federal judge orders Calif. prisons to set aside COVID-19 quarantine space

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  Under the ruling, the state must come up with a plan to vacate at least 100 beds in each prison across California in the next month

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  Key steps include creating a policy to govern bodycam use, choosing the most appropriate equipment and getting buy-in from COs

• US prison populations down 8% amid COVID-19 outbreak

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  Between March and June, more than 100,000 people were released from state and federal prisons

• Ala. prison system's COVID-19 plan anticipates widespread infection, deaths

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  A 263-page document says the design of the state's prisons, overcrowding and understaffing make it "impossible" to keep COs and inmates safe from COVID-19

• Lawmakers tackling Ala.'s prison crisis with 5 bills, several initiatives

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  The legislation comes in the wake of last year's report on the Department of Justice's investigation into the state's prisons

• Maine jail could spend $1M to board inmates amidst overspending crackdown

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  The Penobscot County Jail regularly boards out over 50 inmates while the county develops plans for a new jail designed to eliminate long-term overcrowding

• Ala. prison crowding worsens 10 months after DOJ allegations

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  Officials believe the closure of a dilapidated state prison will increase overcrowding ten months after the U.S. DOJ said prison conditions violate the Constitution

• Ky. may buy private prisons to address rising inmate population statewide

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  Gov. Andy Beshear hopes the purchases in high-unemployment areas would attract corrections officers to the vacant positions, ease overcrowding at local jails

• Boston jail to stop housing federal immigration detainees

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  Boston's sheriff is ending his office's longtime relationship with ICE in order to house more female inmates

• Many problems at Ohio jail where inmates escaped

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  An Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction report said the jail was at double its capacity and had failed to comply with 77 state standards

• What would you do? Too many inmates, too few officers

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  An officer with too much on his plate knows he will be disciplined if he doesn't report his tours correctly. What would you do in this situation?

• Report says Ala. prison population declined more than most

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  Alabama’s prisons have been overcrowded and understaffed for years

• Assaults in Ohio jail double from 2017 to 2018

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  During renovations at Portage County Jail, the number of assaults on corrections officers and inmates has increased dramatically

• Hawaii Public Safety Director: Maui jail riot caused by overcrowding, inmate frustration

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  Meanwhile, conditions at MCCC continue to deteriorate

• Watchdog warns of 'alarming' conditions in Neb. prison

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  Nebraska's prison system has faced a litany of problems in recent years

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