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NEWS ABOUT: Bureau of Prisons

Bureau of Prisons stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Contrary to what you might have read in the New York Post, Bernie Madoff does not have cancer, Bloomberg reports. “While the N.Y. Post story is full of inaccuracies, and we can’t specifically address all of them, we can tell you that Bernie... More »

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cancer • New York Post • pancreatic cancer • federal prison • Bureau of Prisons • Ponzi scheme • bank fraud • Bernard Madoff • Ira Sorkin • prison sentence

ANALYSIS

 No Cushy 'Camp Fed' for Madoff 


Jun 30, 09 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bernard Madoff’s high profile and long sentence will likely land him in a medium- or high-security prison, Bloomberg reports. Though previous white-collar criminals have spent terms at federal prison “camps,” any sentence longer than 10 years makes an inmate ineligible for that cushy treatment. Insiders also say... More »

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federal prison • Bureau of Prisons • Ponzi scheme • penitentiary • life sentence • Bernard Madoff • solitary confinement • prison camp

US Prisons Leave Driving
to Greyhound

Convicts unescorted
in transfers; feds say there's little risk

Apr 28, 09 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal convicts regularly transfer themselves between prisons unescorted, riding public transportation without a guard in sight, WFAA-TV reports. Some 5,300 have switched prisons on their own since April 2006; 54,000 have headed to halfway houses. And in 2003-05, 77 escaped while en route. “It’s an inherent... More »

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travel • prison • convict • prison system • transportation • Bureau of Prisons • buses • Greyhound

Vick May Serve Shorter Term After Transfer

Leavenworth drug rehab could shave year off QB's sentence

Jan 8, 08 10:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Vick was transferred yesterday from a Virginia jail to the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., a move that could spring him 12 months early. The disgraced QB, serving a 23-month sentence for his involvement in dogfighting, hopes to enroll in a drug rehab program that could cut his sentence... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • Bureau of Prisons

Prisoners Sue Over Religious Book Limits

In the wake of post-9/11 crackdown, First Amendment concerns arise

Sep 10, 07 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The removal of  hundreds of thousands of  religious books  from federal prison libraries is drawing fire—not just from inmates, but from chaplains and other religious leaders. In the wake of 9/11, the Bureau of Prisons issued an approved list of religious books for institutions it controls, the Times reports,... More »

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prison • religion • First Amendment • lawsuit • prisoners • Bureau of Prisons • book

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