# Federal prisons in the news

Local reporters catch things the BOP (the federal Bureau of Prisons) 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.

## 2026

- Jul 28, 2026 [July 2026 Inmate death](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/fom-fci-forrest-city-medium-federal-correctional-institution-arkansas/news/1-july-2026-inmate-death) [FCI Forrest City Medium](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/fom-fci-forrest-city-medium-federal-correctional-institution-arkansas) · 7 stories on file Death

An inmate died.

- Apr 4, 2026 [FPC Alderson inmates reunite with children in Easter celebration](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxNb2hlTnRlM19lVGI5YzhCQkJVeXhVbmdBYWpnMjduWHFELXZMazNBSDV6ak01ZzJRbzdYUjdubDVHOVkzSm9hemFEZXlyVGtYTmE3WDRwTlhDUGg2V3FOZnQyaGZzUGZDS3R6VkVTMVhva2RSZXVPMkVEd1BBT3ktRlVFQVJzLUgzTGVJdEdpMHM3QWFuY19DZnZn?oc=5) [FPC Alderson](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/ald-fpc-alderson-federal-prison-camp-west-virginia) · WDTV 5

## 2024

- Jan 9, 2024 [FPC Alderson All-female Fire Brigade](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMickFVX3lxTFBYS1N5N2ZNYVZnZXpFV2l5Qy1VNVVhamw5cDJFX2pJY2Y2WnFOTWpyQldVc0phWExCUlY0cFR3Qm9NRmxDS3diTGJPekJ2ZXFDRjNBamJLSWQ2MTRQc2x0aXVmWWVtSDBPa0xtMDFqcHpNQQ?oc=5) [FPC Alderson](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/ald-fpc-alderson-federal-prison-camp-west-virginia) · bop.gov

## 2023

- Jan 3, 2023 [U.S. vs Billie Holiday: How a jazz legend landed in Alderson Federal Prison Camp](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxPOENSUTJxXzIxNWJIZE9PQzhiV0xmT2JxWWx2U09aS3ZXa1VJcGJLSnJLNTFhNVFYT0hYS2NXbmMweU5GQ0VZdHl6MUlVNHhxanZiY3ZDd2ZYc1ZURm1zbUNRMXlUTHpNSUVrUkZKdGpTOEdOY1NLcTZoZGJoWXV0QkpIWjJqc0JSMlFyVUtoSkF3QlRKYXEzN1Fmc1ZjVGFSRnRTN2EzenI?oc=5) [FPC Alderson](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/ald-fpc-alderson-federal-prison-camp-west-virginia) · Lootpress

## 2022

- Jul 20, 2022 [FPC Alderson receives new fire truck - The Register-Herald](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0gFBVV95cUxQTGkyVGtkZjU3ZGdkSHVqUElmUGZLUXU3Q2hoM21EZDZ2dXFHalprRk8xMXJCZVNHVnFKR2xlWEZUR1F4NVdmWlBPWUVqRjhWV0RtbVFEUFAxZUh3WnZGVjl1SzNGZ0JrMUlianl2VndmVUJGZy1neUNLdDFib212QlptY2pPZkVRNVk0SVNnY3hLNEx0N1p0TUJUeUFrNFR1eTkzYmktQWpSalNlV2tpZC1rNnFhMlFteTdkZDYtVU90WWdTVk52R09zUUYxdVNaU3c?oc=5) [FPC Alderson](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/ald-fpc-alderson-federal-prison-camp-west-virginia) · 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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