Blakinger & Hamilton Elkton FCI, a federal prison hotspot for COVID-19 cases earlier this summer and the object of legal scrutiny due to its handling of the virus, was outlined in an article for The Marshall Project by Keri Blakinger and Keegan Hamilton. In the article, Blakinger and Hamilton discuss the discrepancies between the conditions …
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In an article for “The Marshall Project,” Keri Blakinger and Joseph Neff outline the horrific death of inmate Marie Neba from COVID-19. While the mismanagement of COVID-19 within the prison system is hardly news, Blakinger and Neff emphasize the numerous levels of negligence that led to Neba’s tragic death. History Incarcerated at Carswell FMC, Neba …
“An agency that is constitutionally required to maintain the health, safety, and rehabilitation of 160,000 people deserves continuous oversight, not a hearing once or twice a year.” Kevin Ring Sentencing Law and Policy is being used to bring light to the need for independent oversight of the federal Bureau of Prisons. In this post, Professor …
