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A West Virginia federal prison complex, cited in a scathing December Justice Department report on the murder of mob boss Whitey Bulger, is grappling with the most acute shortage of corrections ...
Inmates at a violent West Virginia prison knew ahead of time that infamous gangster James "Whitey" Bulger would be transferred there hours before he was ... 2018. Three Hazelton inmates, ...
National News Why was ‘Whitey’ Bulger transferred to a West Virginia prison? Here's what we know. A part of the Federal Corrections Complex in Hazelton, as seen from a West Virginia Welcome ...
He pointed out that not only Hazelton workers but also those at other federal prisons in West Virginia — Morgantown, Gilmer, Alderson, Beckley and McDowell — are in the same situation.
An independent government commission found that United States Penitentiary Hazelton has been overcrowded for years. Inmates have repeatedly expressed concerns about their safety at the high ...
Multiple federal prisons in West Virginia are affected, including Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Hazelton in Preston County, which is considered one of the deadliest prisons in the U.S.
Mafia hitman suspected of killing Whitey Bulger 02:12. WASHINGTON -- Long before notorious Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was killed at a federal prison in West Virginia, lawmakers ...
The Federal Bureau of Prisons was urged last month to remove combination locks from all cells at the USP Hazelton prison in West Virginia where James “Whitey” Bulger was killed.
Long before notorious Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was killed at a federal prison in West Virginia, lawmakers, advocates and even prison guards had been sounding the alarm about dangerous ...
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has sent a letter to the director of the U. S. Bureau of Prisons urging him to reconsider a decision to transfer out-of-state inmates into two prison facilities in ...
Visiting at the United State Penitentiary Hazelton has been suspended until ... — Long before notorious Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was killed at a federal prison in West Virginia, ...