US closes federal prisons for the first time in 25 years due to protests in the country
![]() 1944 Tuesday, 02 June, 2020, 14:15 In the United States, for the first time in 25 years, all federal prisons were closed. Such a decision was made amid riots that began around the country after the death of an African American detained by policemen George Floyd, the Government Executive reported citing a letter from the US Bureau of Prisons. |

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