12 Years After Degrading Mass Strip Search, Women in Prison Won $1.4M Settlement
The settlement is far larger than others of its kind and represents a win for fourth amendment rights behind bars.
L.A.’s Incarceration of Youth Again Falls Short of Humane Standards, State Regulator Calls Two More Juvenile Facilities ‘Unsuitable’
“No young person deserves that treatment."
Pregnancy Care Was Always Lacking in Jails. Could it Get Worse?
A lack of oversight and standards for pregnancy care in jails is becoming more problematic as the number of incarcerated women rises and abortion restrictions put medical care further out…
Rehabilitation and Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Incarceration
Last year, my oldest daughter went to juvenile detention, thus completing the three-generation cycle of incarcerated women in my family. I want to forge us a new path.
As a Girl In Prison, I Experienced Degrading Health Care
I received my first Pap smear shortly after being incarcerated as a teenager. It was excruciating — and a sign of worse things to come.
ICE Wants to Deport This NYC Resident to a Country He Has Never Visited
ICE belives Pascal “Shakoure” Charpentier is a citizen of Haiti. A pardon from Gov. Hochul would keep him from being deported to a country he's never visited.
Despite Mounting Doubts About His Guilt, Ivan Cantu Running Out of Time to Avoid Texas’ Death Chamber
Convicted of killing his cousin and his cousin’s fiancée, the death row inmate hopes recanted testimony and other new details spur a review of his case.
The Fight for Richard Glossip’s Death Row Exoneration
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan / Democracy Now! Countless cases lay bare the raw injustice of the death penalty in the United States. The case of Richard Glossip is…
Problem Newly Revealed in Juvenile Hall Schools: A Failure to Get Kids to Class
A report by legal advocates in California finds “chronic absenteeism” is apparent — even when teens are locked up.
Eric Adams’ Thoughts on Solitary Confinement Are Dangerous and Cruel
On Jan. 19, New York City Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a bill that would have effectively banned solitary confinement in his city’s jails. Incarcerated writer Chris Blackwell and CUNY Law…
Prison Lockdowns Are Becoming More Frequent and More Brutal Across the US
A largely unknown, frightening trend in the US prison system is impacting many incarcerated people and their loved ones.
John Kiriakou: Dying by Callous Disregard
The stories of Lucas Bellamy and Brandon Clay Dodson show how easy it is to die a medically preventable death in U.S. prisons.
People With Criminal Records Should Not Have to Hire a Lawyer Just to Get a Job
State laws are restricting people with convictions from working as nurses, counselors and janitors.
Non-Police Crisis Response Programs Have Been Working. Here’s How.
After decades of protests over police violence, many cities have created non-police crisis response teams. These unarmed first responders typically answer 911 calls for people having mental health crises. Here’s…
Wisconsin’s Prison Lockdowns: No Visitors, Few Showers, and No End in Sight
Deprived of visitors, programming, and time outside their cells, incarcerated people have been put into a hellish limbo by measures ostensibly taken to combat overpopulation in state prisons.