Bureau of Prisons

Preston Tolth, the only person charged in the 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, faces a new burglary charge in Phoenix. Tolth, who was released from federal prison in June 2026, is now in custody after being arrested for an unrelated home break-in. His prior conviction involved stealing Begay’s truck, beating her, and leaving her on the roadside.

Preston Tolth, previously involved in the 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, has been charged with burglary in an unrelated incident, potentially leading to his return to federal prison. Tolth, released early from prison in June, was arrested by Phoenix police after a break-in and is now facing a burglary charge in Maricopa County.

Preston Tolth, linked to the 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, faces a new burglary charge in Phoenix. Tolth, released early from federal prison in June, was arrested after a home break-in and is now under investigation for violating his supervised release terms.

Preston Tolth, previously convicted in the 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, faces a new burglary charge in Phoenix. Tolth was released early from federal prison in June and is now under investigation for violating his supervised release terms. Begay's family expressed frustration over the lack of justice in her case.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., is considering whether the Trump administration violated a court order by transferring transgender women to a segregated prison unit, with plaintiffs arguing the move breaches a preliminary injunction. Ten transgender women are currently segregated in Texas, challenging an executive order requiring inmates to be housed based on biological sex.

Keith Raniere, founder of NXIVM, sued the Bureau of Prisons over a 2019 power outage at a Brooklyn jail that left detainees in freezing conditions. He claims the outage caused physical injuries and worsened existing health issues. The Bureau denied his claim after a $10 million class-action settlement was reached in 2023.

The Supreme Court limited federal courts' authority to grant compassionate release under the First Step Act in Rutherford v. United States and Fernandez v. United States. The decisions emphasized Congress's role in criminal law and restricted lower courts from overriding Congressional judgments. The rulings addressed statutory interpretations of 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) and abrogated prior appellate court decisions allowing broad judicial discretion in sentence reductions.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, charged with murdering a National Guard member near the White House in November 2025, is on a hunger strike while in federal custody. A federal judge is considering force-feeding measures if his health deteriorates further, as prosecutors and defense teams negotiate medical records access and trial logistics.

The Bureau of Prisons will close facilities housing thousands of inmates. The federal prison in Big Spring, Texas, is among the facilities to close.

Staff for the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees visited the Texas federal prison facility where Ghislaine Maxwell is held as part of an investigation into her transfer and treatment. Lawmakers expressed doubts about the truthfulness of information provided by prison officials regarding Maxwell's circumstances and raised concerns about her treatment and allegations at the facility.

A woman was sent back to federal prison after objecting to rooming with a biological male sex offender at a Rhode Island halfway house. The woman, Sarah Cavanaugh, had been serving out the remainder of her sentence at Houston House, a halfway house in Rhode Island. She was returned to prison for six months after raising concerns about sharing a room with the male offender.

A woman was sent back to federal prison after objecting to rooming with a biological male sex offender at a Rhode Island halfway house. The woman, Sarah Cavanaugh, had raised concerns about sharing a room with the individual, who was convicted of a heinous sex crime. The incident has raised concerns about the Bureau of Prisons' compliance with President Donald Trump's directive on transgender inmates.

The Justice Department has directed the Bureau of Prisons to expand death penalty protocols to include pentobarbital injections and firing squads, aiming to streamline executions for death-sentenced inmates who exhaust their appeals. This move aligns with broader efforts to strengthen the federal death penalty system.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the readoption of firing squads and pentobarbital injections as execution methods to expand federal death penalty protocols. The move aims to streamline death penalty cases and restore the DOJ's 'solemn duty' to implement capital sentences after inmates exhaust appeals.

Michael Avenatti, a disgraced lawyer convicted of fraud and theft, has been transferred to a federal halfway house in California with a projected release date of September 2028. His legal troubles include multiple convictions related to financial misconduct and a controversial past as Stormy Daniels' attorney.