An inmate said to be mentally ill and who cannot speak English has been held in solitary confinement in a Virginia prison for 12½ years, alleges a federal suit filed on his behalf Tuesday.

The Virginia Department of Corrections is one of five prison systems selected to participate in an initiative aimed at safely reducing the use of inmate solitary confinement, also known as ...

On page 175 of this issue 1, Christopher Williams and co-workers report that by structuring the surface of a metal with an array of holes it is possible to mimic SPPs, enhancing the confinement of ...