Two more inmates died at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Hazelton in Bruceton Mills over the weekend, adding to recent turmoil within the high-security correctional facility that […]
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DOJ report sheds light on federal inmate deaths
Following the high-profile deaths of federal inmates James “Whitey” Bulger in 2018 and Jeffrey Epstein in 2019, as well as several inmate homicides at the United States […]
Hazelton workers enraged by lack of response to assaults
Staff members at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Hazelton are infuriated, claiming administration is taking no measures to respond to several assaults, two against prison staff, that […]
Hazelton inmate found guilty of attack on prison guard
An inmate previously housed at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Hazelton in Bruceton Mills will now serve additional time behind bars after he was convicted of assaulting […]
Hotline established for Hazelton inmates to report civil rights abuses by staff
Federal authorities investigating alleged civil rights abuses at Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Hazelton, have established a hotline for witnesses and victims to report any such crimes. United […]
Hazelton corrections officers protest staffing issues and unsafe conditions
Corrections officers and staff members of the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Hazelton and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 420 union, came out from […]
Mail an avenue for drugs to get into prison
BRUCETON MILLS — A correctional officer at USP Hazelton was taken to the hospital after being exposed to drugs this week. “While he was searching through the […]
Hazelton union concerned about mounting violence in prison
BRUCETON MILLS — A large knife found on an inmate, a fight in the same housing unit later that day and a stabbing on Christmas Eve. All […]
Hazelton prison has first COVID-19 inmate death
Warden explains pandemic procedures; efforts to hire staff KINGWOOD – A few days after the federal prison complex at Hazelton reported its first inmate death from COVID-19, […]
How local prisons are coping with the ongoing pandemic
As the pandemic continues to affect inmates and workers at U.S. Bureau of Prisons facilities in Preston and Monongalia counties, staff at both are coping without additional […]
