One of the deadliest federal prisons is closing

The Bureau of Prisons is shutting down its newest federal penitentiary in Thomson, Ill., following a Marshall Project and NPR investigation that exposed it was rife with violence and abuse.
A guard tower and prison yard at the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Ill., in 2009. Five men have been killed at Thomson since 2019, making the facility one of the deadliest federal prisons i… [+4056 chars] Read More