Tag: state prisons

Nebraska prison reopens as federal immigration center, aims for 200 detainees by Thanksgiving

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minimum-security state prison in the remote southwest corner of Nebraska reconfigured to serve…

Ministers, families describe assaults, overdoses and extortion in Alabama prisons

Spectators gather before a meeting of the Alabama Legislature's Joint Prison Oversight Committee on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.…

Florida to use shuttered prison as 2nd immigration detention center after ā€˜Alligator Alcatraz’

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the state will open a second immigration detention center…