Prison Corruption

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On May 28, 2008, in the small border town of Del Rio, Texas, along the Texas/Mexico border, Raquel Esquivel was going about her normal everyday life, like most 23-year-olds.   She was in training to...

Earlier this week, I reported on what appears to be a plan hatched by staff at the South Central Region of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), to circumvent the Cares Act.  As reported,...

On April 15, 2021, the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) appeared before Congress.  In his testimony, Director Michael Carvajal stated, “the home confinement program has been a success.”  ”Right now, over...

When the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) appeared before Congress on April 15, 2021, he stated, “Right now, over 4,500 inmates are at home under the Cares Act.” https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/04/08/2021/oversight-of-the-federal-bureau-of-prisons Director Carvajal went...

On Thursday of this week, an inmate being held at the private prison facility in Robstown, Texas, reports witnessing a raid conducted by FBI, ATF, ICE, US Marshals, and other federal agencies. The inmate...

UPDATE:  The Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation (TDLR) has given a formal warning to the Federal Bureau of Prisons Prison Camp(FPC Bryan) Education Department at Bryan, Texas.  TDLR issued the warning at the...