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

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A federal district judge in Charleston, West Viriginia is considering whether he will order the superintendent of Mount Olive ...

In a unique alliance, prisoners at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center and California district attorneys are championing ...

Dozens of New York lawmakers are demanding that the Department of Corrections to reinstate provisions of the controversial ...

The Department of State Services, DSS, yesterday, denied allegation that it kept the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in solitary confinement.

Dozens of New York lawmakers are demanding that the Department of Corrections to reinstate provisions of the controversial HALT Act that limit solitary confinement.

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.

New York City has lost control of its jails. In May, a federal judge ruled that the city’s jails, including Rikers Island, ...

Before your visit, discover some of Earth's most captivating creatures found at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, like the ...

Michael McCallion waited years to confront in court the officers he said attacked him in prison. The guards denied the ...

Detainees say they’re being held in solitary confinement after family members helped them post about their situation on ...