Regulators are alarmed by conditions inside a federal prison in Florida
The Justice Department's inspector general's office in May conducted an unannounced inspection at the facility in Tallahassee.
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Alabama sets January execution date using nitrogen gas
Alabama has set a January execution date for what would be the nation's first attempt to put an inmate to death using nitrogen gas.
ICE releases investigation into immigrant's death after months of 'inexcusable' delay
Under pressure, the government released a report examining the death of an immigrant in ICE custody. The report found multiple failures, but did not indicate they caused the migrant's death.
3 are charged with running sex ring that catered to politicians, military and others
DOJ says possibly hundreds of clients include government contractors with security clearances, doctors, lawyers, elected officials, military officers, professors and executives at tech companies.
Major cities are struggling to house large numbers of migrant refugees
Several big cities — including Chicago, Denver and New York City — are grappling with how to house migrants that have been bussed in from the Southern border by the Governor of Texas.
Ivanka Trump testifies about Trump Organization fraud
Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, was on the witness stand today to answer questions about fraudulent financial documents filed by the Trump Organization.
The FTC is threatening legal action against drugmakers over patent abuses
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, about drug companies holding patents on medications for much longer than they're supposed to.
Ivanka Trump to testify in civil fraud trial in New York
Ivanka Trump is set to take the witness stand Wednesday in the civil fraud case against her father Donald Trump, brothers Eric and Don Jr., and others.
The severe beating of a Texas inmate underscores staffing and training crisis
Texas prison guards brutally beat an inmate in September, leaving him in a coma. Some inmates and former staff say there will be more use of force if an acute staffing shortage isn't fixed.
An exonerated 'Central Park Five' member will win a seat on the New York City Council
Yusef Salaam was one of five Black and Latino teens who were wrongly imprisoned for raping a jogger in 1989 before their convictions were overturned in 2002.