CDC report reveals coronavirus spread to 72% of inmates exposed in Louisiana

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report suggests that one coronavirus test may not be enough to be sure that someone has not been infected after exposure.  The report, published Monday, found that more than 70 percent of inmates at a Louisiana prison who were exposed to someone infected with coronavirus ultimately … Read more

Inmates boast about ‘village shop’ prison cells with extraordinary collection of stockpiled food

Wormwood grub: Inmates boast about ‘village shop’ prison cells with extraordinary collection of stockpiled food and toiletries stacked to the ceiling Photos posted on Facebook shows stockpiles of food and electronics in cells Prisoners believed to be jailed in separate prisons posted photos from mobile phones It is not illegal for prisoners to be sent … Read more

Inmates with coronavirus symptoms were locked in their prison cells without showers

Prisoners with coronavirus symptoms were locked in cells for up to two weeks without being allowed out to shower, according to a report. The findings emerged following inspections of conditions in three jails – Wandsworth in south London, Altcourse in Liverpool, and Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey. In a report published on Monday, chief … Read more

At least 12 diabetic inmates were ‘ignored to death’ in Georgia jails 

At least 12 people have died of diabetes in Georgia jails and prisons where they were not given treatment that would have kept them healthy in the last decade.  Their blood sugars spiked to many times the normal range, they were flippantly denied insulin, and their their symptoms were dismissed by guards and staffers that … Read more