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Are Maine prisoners being held in solitary confinement? Without a definition, it’s hard to say
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoAn effort to define solitary confinement in Maine law failed to receive a vote in the Legislature...
‘The Strike’ Review: Doc Chronicles a Battle to Halt Endless Solitary Confinement
Variety via AOL· 5 days agoSolitary confinement, theoretically used only when a prisoner is at high risk of harm to or from...
Solitary confinement in Illinois prisons violates human rights, Chicago lawyers group says
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 5 days agoJoseph Moore spent 15 months in a room the size of a parking space. In response, Naomi Puzzello, an...
Illinois lawmakers shouldn't leave solitary confinement policies alone
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoNo matter what it is called — solitary confinement, isolation, segregation, restrictive housing, the...
Wyoming Boys’ School denies allegations of abuse and neglect
Casper Star-Tribune· 11 hours agoThe Wyoming Boys’ School, Wyoming Department of Family Services and several current and former Boys’...
New Hampshire jury finds state liable for abuse at youth detention center and awards victim $38M
WFXT via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoA New Hampshire jury awarded $38 million to the man who blew the lid off abuse allegations at the...
▶️ Listen Now: Chicago lawyers group wants to limit solitary confinement use in Illinois
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 2 days agoA new report says that the state’s continued practice of solitary confinement violates international human rights.
Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Explains How Delphi Suspect Richard Allen May Have Given False...
iHeartRadio· 23 hours agoThese inconsistencies raise questions about the validity of the confessions, suggesting they may be false, influenced by coercive tactics, or the product of Allen's deteriorating mental state ...
Jury awards $38 million to YDC abuse victim
New Hampshire Union Leader· 8 hours agoA jury Friday awarded $38 million to David Meehan, a former resident of the Youth Development Center who alleged he was physically and sexually abused...
Editorial: Time to re-examine HALT
Plattsburgh Press-Republican· 1 day agoThe recent attack on several correction officers at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora by an inmate is a reminder of just how dangerous working in a state prison can be. In this incident ...