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Senate probe spotlights ‘abusive and inhumane’ conditions at Atlanta penitentiary

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Whistleblowers who previously worked behind the walls at that federal prison in Atlanta testified under oath on Capitol Hill to the Senate Permanent Committee on Investigations. The committee is chaired by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff. The Bureau of Prisons has terminated some senior leaders in Atlanta and moved dozens more out of the facility.

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Atlanta federal prison 'lacked regard for human life'; weapons, drugs trafficked, Senate panel says

Senate committee outlined \

2 years ago·United States

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The Hill

Senate probe spotlights ‘abusive and inhumane’ conditions at Atlanta penitentiary

A Senate investigative subcommittee held a hearing on Tuesday on its probe into corruption at a federal penitentiary in Atlanta, which found that prisoners were held in squalid conditions without a…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Business Insider

Senators blasted BOP director for worsening conditions at the Atlanta federal prison

Sen. Jon Ossoff called rampant narcotics use and roach infestations at the Atlanta prison "stunning failures" by the Bureau of Prisons.

2 years ago·United States

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Civil rights groups file complaint alleging ‘inhumane conditions’ at federal wing of Baker County jail

Civil rights groups have filed a complaint over what they describe as “inhumane conditions” at the federal wing of the Baker County Detention Center.The 102-page federal complaint, which was filed by 16 groups on behalf of 15 current and former detainees, described the facility as a “living hell.”Medical neglect, a lack of water and racially-motivated retaliation are some of the injustices alleged by the civil rights groups in the complaint on b…

2 years ago·Jacksonville, United States

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Political Wire

Horrific Conditions Found at Atlanta Federal Prison

"Widespread drug abuse, substandard medical and mental health care, out-of-control violence and horrific sanitary conditions are rampant at a federal prison in Atlanta, a new congressional investigation into the federal Bureau of Prisons has found," the New York Times reports."The problems plagu

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Senate panel told of ‘outrageous’ violations at Atlanta penitentiary

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Michael Carvajal and former prison officials testify about allegations of abuse and corruption at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary during a hearing of the Senate Investigations Subcommittee chaired by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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Senate probe spotlights ‘abusive and inhumane’ conditions at Atlanta penitentiary

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Atlanta federal prison 'lacked regard for human life'; weapons, drugs trafficked, Senate panel says

Atlanta federal prison 'lacked regard for human life'; weapons, drugs trafficked, Senate panel says

Senate probe spotlights ‘abusive and inhumane’ conditions at Atlanta penitentiary

Senate probe spotlights ‘abusive and inhumane’ conditions at Atlanta penitentiary

Senators blasted BOP director for worsening conditions at the Atlanta federal prison

Senators blasted BOP director for worsening conditions at the Atlanta federal prison

Civil rights groups file complaint alleging ‘inhumane conditions’ at federal wing of Baker County jail

Civil rights groups file complaint alleging ‘inhumane conditions’ at federal wing of Baker County jail

Horrific Conditions Found at Atlanta Federal Prison

Horrific Conditions Found at Atlanta Federal Prison

Senate panel told of ‘outrageous’ violations at Atlanta penitentiary

Senate panel told of ‘outrageous’ violations at Atlanta penitentiary

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