Jan 8th, 2009 · The CIA under the Bush administration has been plagued by allegations of secret prisons, rendition and intelligence failures. Obama has selected someone without intelligence experience — Leon Panetta — as the agency's new head. Will an outsider be able change the CIA?
Jan 5th, 2009 · Washington State governor Christine Gregoire wants to deport illegal immigrants currently serving time in state prisons, convicted of drug or property crimes. She says it would save the state more than $9 million over the next two years.
Jan 5th, 2009 · During his campaign for the White House, President-elect Obama was unequivocal about closing the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. But the issue of what to do with the prisoners still there presents numerous difficult questions for Obama's team to answer.
Dec 30th, 2008 · Prisons are excluded from legislation giving millions of dollars to television viewers for coupons to cut the cost of a converter box for digital television. TV is crucial for cash-strapped, under-staffed prisons, many of which rely on analog television sets to keep prisoners occupied.
Dec 30th, 2008 · The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush, Muntadhir al-Zaidi, faces up to 15 years in prison. Mark Bowden believes Bush should ask Iraq's government to pardon him. "A small outrage," he writes for The Wall Street Journal, "requires a grand gesture."
Dec 30th, 2008 · Beginning January 1st, the U.S. will have new rules when it comes to detaining suspects in Iraq. The changes are part of the recently negotiated security pact between Iraq and the U-S. The Americans will begin handing over many more detainees to the Iraqi prison system. Also, the Americans will need permission from an Iraqi judge to hold a suspect.
Dec 26th, 2008 · Several suspected al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents staged a daring jailbreak Friday, killing more than a dozen police officers and prisoners in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, authorities said.
Dec 22nd, 2008 · Five Muslim immigrants have been convicted of plotting to kill U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix, N.J. The verdict came after the jury deliberated for about 38 hours over six days. The men face up to life in prison when they are sentenced in April. Robert Siegel Dina Temple-Raston