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DOJ Says Thousands of Prisoners Released on Home Confinement Over COVID Concerns Don’t Have to Return to Prison

The DOJ said the prisoners released on home confinement over COVID-19 concerns will not have to return to prison when the health emergency ends.

California Prosecutor Warns Release of Sex Offenders Is a Serious Threat

May 09, 2020 12:08 PM EDT By Olive Marie

Seven 'high risk' sex offenders were frees from imprisonment and a locally elected prosecutor is furious, even while several criminal justice reform supporters are accusing him of unsuitably fueling public fear.

More Than 600 Peruvian Prisoners Test Positive for COVID-19, Fears Lead to Riots

Apr 30, 2020 11:50 AM EDT By Neil P.

Prisoners of Miguel Castro Castro Jail in Peru riot after more than 600 inmates tested positive for COVID-19.

Gorgona Island: High-Profile Prison Turned National Park

Dec 10, 2019 08:20 AM EST By Staff Reporter

The once home of thousands of prisoners, Gorgona Island is now becoming a tourist attraction.

'Reina Madre' Prison Beauty Pageant Gives Inmates an Opportunity to Strut Their Stuff

Oct 10, 2013 01:52 PM EDT By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

These Colombian prisoners may have thought that their time for judgment was over the moment that they left the court room, but as it turns out, they were in for a whole different type of judgment in prison, as contestants in the increasingly popular "Reina Madre" prison beauty pageant.