Federal prisons in the news

Local reporters catch things the BOP never announces. A death in a cell, a unit that has been locked down for three weeks, a lawsuit, an officer walking drugs through the door. This is everything on file across every facility, newest first.

When several outlets cover the same thing, those stories get grouped into one entry so the page doesn't repeat itself. Everything else sits on its own. Headlines link out to the outlet that wrote them.

The clippings

Exhibit D

2026

Jul 28, 2026 July 2026 Inmate death FCI Forrest City Medium · 7 stories on file Death
An inmate died.
Apr 4, 2026 FPC Alderson inmates reunite with children in Easter celebration FPC Alderson · WDTV 5

2024

Jan 9, 2024 FPC Alderson All-female Fire Brigade FPC Alderson · bop.gov

2023

Jan 3, 2023 U.S. vs Billie Holiday: How a jazz legend landed in Alderson Federal Prison Camp FPC Alderson · Lootpress

2022

Jul 20, 2022 FPC Alderson receives new fire truck - The Register-Herald FPC Alderson · The Register-Herald

Coverage is collected automatically, facility by facility, and reviewed by hand before it lands here. Headlines are the outlets' words, not mine. Nothing on this page is a finding of fact.

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