by Gregory P. Teixeira

In Hong Kong, young arrestees incarcerated during mass protests four years ago are being held in detention centers where they are subjected to a “deradicalization” program to suppress their political activism and instill outward conformity with pro-Beijing views.

As of April 30, 2023, the Correctional ...

by Gregory P. Teixeira

 A former FBI agent who was convicted of being one of the most damaging spies in U.S. history, was found dead in his cell on June 5, 2023, at the federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP’s) “supermax” U.S. penitentiary (USP) in Florence, Colorado.

Robert Hanssen, 79, was ...

by Gregory P. Teixeira

There’s a new victim in the troubling book-banning trend by the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC). Already boasting the nation’s longest list of books banned behind bars –over 20,000 titles [See: PLN, Feb. 2, 2023, online] – DOC has now added William Dillon’s memoir chronicling ...

by Gregory P. Teixeira

A decision by California’s San Mateo County to ban physical mail from county jails – enforcing a digital-only communication system – drew a legal challenge in state Superior Court on March 9, 2023. The lawsuit represents the first major legal challenge to digitization of personal mail ...