Keri Blakinger
@keribla.bsky.social
Reporter: ProPublica. Author: Corrections in Ink. Priors: LA Times, Houston Chron, Marshall Project. Journalist, felon. (I promise I don't bite)
This is now the second time I have been in a bathroom stall at LAX while someone was having a phone call on speaker in th adjacent stall WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU WTF
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is now the second time I have been in a bathroom stall at LAX while someone was having a phone call on speaker in th adjacent stall WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU WTF
Do you work in federal prisons? Plz tellll me things.
Here's how: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
Here's how: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
Do You Work at a Federal Prison? Help ProPublica Investigate the Federal Prison System
If you work at a federal prison and know about wrongdoing, we want to hear from you.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Do you work in federal prisons? Plz tellll me things.
Here's how: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
Here's how: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
It is wild that the LA jails are so dilapidated and dirty that the medical examiner bothers making note of it in autopsy reports.
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It is wild that the LA jails are so dilapidated and dirty that the medical examiner bothers making note of it in autopsy reports.
The Federal BOP is "suspending operations" at FCI Terminal Island due to major infrastructure issues - crumbling underground tunnels, with falling concrete that could hit steam lines.
They're acting now because "we are not going to wait for a crisis," the director wrote in an email to staff.
They're acting now because "we are not going to wait for a crisis," the director wrote in an email to staff.
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Federal BOP is "suspending operations" at FCI Terminal Island due to major infrastructure issues - crumbling underground tunnels, with falling concrete that could hit steam lines.
They're acting now because "we are not going to wait for a crisis," the director wrote in an email to staff.
They're acting now because "we are not going to wait for a crisis," the director wrote in an email to staff.
Reposted by Keri Blakinger
Must-read by @keribla.bsky.social
After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Must-read by @keribla.bsky.social
After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Reposted by Keri Blakinger
Federal corrections officers fleeing to go work for ICE has real consequences for the lockups they leave behind, including less programming and fewer health care services for inmates.
➡️ Read our full story: https://propub.li/3LZlde3
➡️ Read our full story: https://propub.li/3LZlde3
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Federal corrections officers fleeing to go work for ICE has real consequences for the lockups they leave behind, including less programming and fewer health care services for inmates.
➡️ Read our full story: https://propub.li/3LZlde3
➡️ Read our full story: https://propub.li/3LZlde3
Reposted by Keri Blakinger
Propublica has been indispensable reading for years, now
NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Propublica has been indispensable reading for years, now
NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Reposted by Keri Blakinger
NEW: One of the unintended consequences of the Trump administration’s focus on mass deportations: Corrections officers from the Federal Bureau of Prisons are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at Immigration and Customs Enforcement. @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
NEW: One of the unintended consequences of the Trump administration’s focus on mass deportations: Corrections officers from the Federal Bureau of Prisons are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at Immigration and Customs Enforcement. @keribla.bsky.social
Reposted by Keri Blakinger
ICE is cannibalizing the federal prison system with signing bonuses for guards, BOP response is constant lockdowns and shortage of hygiene supplies, including toilet paper & tampons for incarcerated people. @keribla.bsky.social @propublica.org bring the receipts
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
ICE is cannibalizing the federal prison system with signing bonuses for guards, BOP response is constant lockdowns and shortage of hygiene supplies, including toilet paper & tampons for incarcerated people. @keribla.bsky.social @propublica.org bring the receipts
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Reposted by Keri Blakinger
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
New story from @keribla.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
New story from @keribla.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
New story from @keribla.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
New story from @keribla.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
I’m sorry wut.
I mean, no.
I mean, no.
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I’m sorry wut.
I mean, no.
I mean, no.
This seems not great
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This seems not great
Reposted by Keri Blakinger
Breaking: Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms.
Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026
The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Breaking: Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms.
Reposted by Keri Blakinger
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
BOP announced a prisoner death at FDC Miami today.
In addition to the cyberstalking case mentioned here, he had also been convicted of hiring a hit man to kill a federal prosecutor and an FBI agent.
No indication here as to how he died.
In addition to the cyberstalking case mentioned here, he had also been convicted of hiring a hit man to kill a federal prosecutor and an FBI agent.
No indication here as to how he died.
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
BOP announced a prisoner death at FDC Miami today.
In addition to the cyberstalking case mentioned here, he had also been convicted of hiring a hit man to kill a federal prosecutor and an FBI agent.
No indication here as to how he died.
In addition to the cyberstalking case mentioned here, he had also been convicted of hiring a hit man to kill a federal prosecutor and an FBI agent.
No indication here as to how he died.
Reposted by Keri Blakinger
NEW: Using his clemency power, Trump has undone prosecutions made by his own DOJ during his first term.
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second
We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NEW: Using his clemency power, Trump has undone prosecutions made by his own DOJ during his first term.
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Federal prison guards are suing the federal prison system -- for unilaterally cancelling their union's collective bargaining agreement and thus "unlawfully stripping employees" of their bargained rights:
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Federal prison guards are suing the federal prison system -- for unilaterally cancelling their union's collective bargaining agreement and thus "unlawfully stripping employees" of their bargained rights:
This week a federal prison CO died in a crash on the way back from work.
According to both prisoners & staff I have talked to, he'd just finished working 16 hours, half of which was mandated overtime because the agency is understaffed. thewynneprogress.com/one-killed-i...
According to both prisoners & staff I have talked to, he'd just finished working 16 hours, half of which was mandated overtime because the agency is understaffed. thewynneprogress.com/one-killed-i...
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This week a federal prison CO died in a crash on the way back from work.
According to both prisoners & staff I have talked to, he'd just finished working 16 hours, half of which was mandated overtime because the agency is understaffed. thewynneprogress.com/one-killed-i...
According to both prisoners & staff I have talked to, he'd just finished working 16 hours, half of which was mandated overtime because the agency is understaffed. thewynneprogress.com/one-killed-i...
Arrived in NY to find it is SNOW weather here and I am glad i brought appropriate socks because fuck that
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Arrived in NY to find it is SNOW weather here and I am glad i brought appropriate socks because fuck that
An LA sheriff's deputy was caught on camera *choking a handcuffed inmate* because he got mad that the inmate was eating a burrito and refused to stop eating and put it in his pocket (???)
According to a 1421 file posted on the LASD site this week, the deputy got a 30 day suspension.
According to a 1421 file posted on the LASD site this week, the deputy got a 30 day suspension.
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
An LA sheriff's deputy was caught on camera *choking a handcuffed inmate* because he got mad that the inmate was eating a burrito and refused to stop eating and put it in his pocket (???)
According to a 1421 file posted on the LASD site this week, the deputy got a 30 day suspension.
According to a 1421 file posted on the LASD site this week, the deputy got a 30 day suspension.
Reposted by Keri Blakinger
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
👀https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-elections-republicans-democrats-2026-21129181.php
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
👀https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-elections-republicans-democrats-2026-21129181.php
LOLLL prison email is the best
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
LOLLL prison email is the best