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Georgia Prison Officials in 'Flagrant' Violation of Solitary Confinement Reforms, Judge Says
US News & World Report· 3 days agoGeorgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for prisoners in the state's most restrictive holding facility, showing “no desire or intention" to make ...
Delphi murder suspect wants prison confessions thrown out as prosecutors seek to discredit pagan...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe two friends were murdered in 2017 (Facebook) A separate filing, earlier this month, also asks...
There have been calls to close Tacoma’s immigration lock-up for years. Why hasn’t it?
The Columbian· 6 days agoThe facility’s use of solitary confinement as a means of punishment, deployment of chemical agents...
Immigrant with disabilities repeatedly assaulted by deputies at Calhoun County jail, civil rights...
Detroit Metro Times· 1 day agoTwo civil rights groups are calling for an investigation into “alarming reports” about a 29-year-old...
Judge in Sept. 11 Case Visits Former C.I.A. Black Site
New York Times· 5 hours agoCol. Matthew McCall toured the part of the prison at Guantánamo Bay where, in 2007, federal agents...
Mississippi police were at odds as they searched for missing man, widow says
Associated Press· 7 hours agoIn the weeks after Sudanese Civil War refugee Dau Mabil vanished without a trace in Mississippi,...
Judge denies Carr brothers’ request for new sentence in death penalty murder case
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJonathan Carr appeared at Monday’s hearing. Reginald Carr waived his right to attend. Both are...
Eighth Amendment Features in Supreme Court Case on Homelessness
New York Times· 5 days agoThe Eighth Amendment is most commonly applied to punishments, not to laws themselves, and it is...
Despite outcry at juvenile detention centers, Tennessee lawmakers fail to pass oversight bill
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 19 hours ago(This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with...
Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help
FOX40 Sacramento· 2 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years...