Ga. prison 'lacked regard for human life,' Senate probe shows; agency director testifies This article features Government Accountability Project clients Dr. Erika Ramirez and Ms. Terri Whitehead, and was originally published here. A Senate investigation revealed evidence on Tuesday of widespread corruption and misconduct dating back years at a federal penitentiary in Atlanta. At [...]
Senate panel told of ‘outrageous’ violations at Atlanta penitentiary This article excerpt features Government Accountability Project clients Dr. Erika Ramirez and Ms. Terri Whitehead, and was originally published here. "WASHINGTON — A former administrator at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary said a rat infestation got so bad that staff propped open the doors to the [...]
FEDERAL PRISON OFFICIALS KNEW OF MISCONDUCT, CORRUPTION, AND ABUSE, SENATE INVESTIGATION FINDS This article features Government Accountability Project clients Dr. Erika Ramirez and Ms. Terri Whitehead, and was originally published here. THE FINDINGS PRESENTED at Tuesday’s hearing came from thousands of pages of internal BOP documents and dozens of interviews with current and former BOP [...]
Prisons chief deflects blame for failures, angering senators This article features Government Accountability Project clients Dr. Erika Ramirez and Ms. Terri Whitehead, and was originally published here. With just days left in his tenure, the embattled director of the federal prison system faced a bipartisan onslaught Tuesday as he refused to accept responsibility for [...]
Prison Personnel Describe Horrific Conditions, and Cover-Up, at Atlanta Prison This article excerpt features Government Accountability Project clients Dr. Erika Ramirez and Ms. Terri Whitehead, and was originally published here. "WASHINGTON — Widespread drug abuse, substandard medical and mental health care, out-of-control violence and horrific sanitary conditions are rampant at a federal prison in [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 26, 2022 Whistleblowers Detail to Senate Abuses at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Hears Testimony from Two Whistleblowers Retaliated Against After Reporting Shocking Conditions WASHINGTON—At today’s hearing on Corruption, Abuse, and Misconduct at U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta held by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, two former USP-Atlanta [...]
Replacing the “Blue Wall of Silence” with the “Blue Wall of Integrity” We have seen truth change the course of history through civilian intervention and documentation of police brutality and wrongdoing, but only after the harm is already done. The murder of George Floyd in June 2020 sparked a long-overdue national reckoning for greater [...]
On the Media: Crime and Punishment This podcast features Government Accountability Project’s Legal Director, Tom Devine, and can be listened to here. Across news outlets, crime reporting often relies on police sources and incomplete data. On this week’s show, hear how to spot bias in crime stories and what more nuanced coverage looks like. [...]
Former inspector general files lawsuit against FMPD over deception about new headquarter costs, retaliation This article features Government Accountability Project’s Of Counsel, David Seide, and was originally published here. he Fort Myers Police Department is now facing a lawsuit regarding its activity. On Monday, a former inspector general filed that suit against the city, [...]
Review of Fort Myers police internal affairs investigation completed by outside firm This article features Government Accountability Project’s Of Counsel, David Seide, and was originally published here. An independent review of an internal affairs investigation into a former high-ranking Fort Myers police official has been completed. The internal affairs investigation looked into whether then [...]