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Taft Correctional Institution

Taft Correctional Institution

Taft Correctional Institution is a private prison located in Taft, Kern County, California, owned and operated by a private corporation under contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The facility opened in 1997 as the first private prison contract of the BOP.

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How does someone apply to the CASA program?

Any defense counsel may apply on behalf of their client by submitting a letter to the CASA team closest to where the applicant may reside, regardless of where the case has...

Governor Newsom Appoints Michael Weinstein as Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge

Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the appointment of Michael Weinstein, Supervising Deputy Federal Public Defender and the Chief of the Noncapital Habeas Unit with the...

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