Prison authorities give solitary confinement names like administrative segregation (AdSeg), restrictive housing or management ...

As North Carolina officials look to reduce their use of solitary confinement, several mentally ill inmates have killed ...

In solitary confinement, inmates spend nearly every minute of the day alone in a cell about the size of a parking space. The cells are bare concrete spaces. They have windows obstructed by metal ...

"This kid has been sleeping on a cement floor for five days, no access to a shower; he's brushed his teeth twice," said the ...

A cell phone video capturing a fight that appears to be in an Arizona prison was posted on social media. Prison officials declined immediate comment.

But they’ll be an entirely separate population from the prison, overseen by a different agency. The soon-to-open Harbor ...

Turkish prisoners have initiated an indefinite hunger strike to protest the severe isolation prevalent in S-, Y-, and R-type ...

The family of Maurice Monk, who died alone and ignored in his Santa Rita Jail cell, has received a $2.5 million settlement ...

"The only way out of there if you're a prisoner, is a body bag," said NBC Chicago’s Chuck Goudie on a recent episode of "The Takeaway with Alex." ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s federal sex-trafficking trial continued on Day 16, with video expert Frank Piazza and Cassie’s friend ...