A class action lawsuit filed in federal court Monday seeks to halt solitary confinement at two of the state’s most secure prisons. The suit alleges that prisoners held in long-term solitary ...

and solitary confinement. The report details how short staffing has become a fact of life in some of the prisons. At Sussex State Prison, consultants found that “non-security staff are ...

The Pennsylvania System came up with the idea of solitary confinement. The goal was to have prisoners contemplate their ...