A federal inmate formerly housed at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Hazelton in Bruceton Mills was sentenced Tuesday to 78 months (6 ½ years) in prison for assaulting a correctional […]
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Death, violence continue at Hazelton prison
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 houses around 1,300 […]
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 Penitentiary (USP) Hazelton […]
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 occurred inside the facility […]
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 a correctional officer […]
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 States Attorney William […]
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 behind the bars […]
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 inmate’s legal mail, […]
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 three have recently […]
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, Preston County officials […]
