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Illinois lawmakers shouldn't leave solitary confinement policies alone
Chicago Sun-Times· 2 days agoNo matter what it is called — solitary confinement, isolation, segregation, restrictive housing, the...
Solitary confinement in Illinois prisons violates human rights, Chicago lawyers group says
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days agoJoseph Moore spent 15 months in a room the size of a parking space. In response, Naomi Puzzello, an...
The long road to end solitary confinement in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Examiner via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSince that December day in 2022, Hirte has grappled with painful questions about how to protect […]...
Hot Docs’ ‘The Strike,’ About the Fight Against Solitary Confinement in California, Debuts Trailer...
Variety· 6 days agoThe doc tells the story of America’s supermax prison Pelican Bay, which opened in 1989 and was...
‘Live my truth’: Transgender woman fights for rights inside Leavenworth men’s prison
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoOther research has found that transgender people who are incarcerated have problems accessing...
Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours agoA judge declared a mistrial Thursday after a jury said it was deadlocked and could not reach a...
US says Russia used choking agents against Ukrainian troops, breaching chemical weapons ban
CNN.com· 13 hours agoThe United States has formally accused Russia of using chemical weapons “as a method of warfare”...
Lawmakers call for release of Putin’s ‘political prisoner number one'
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAfter the death of Alexei Navalny, a Russian human rights lawyer says Kremlin critic Vladimir...
Oversight inspectors accuse Sheriff's Department of retaliation after reports on jail fires
LA Times via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoIn 1921, the former county jail descended into an 18-hour riot after one man started a fire to heat...
Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help
Houston Chronicle· 7 days agoLawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years are asking a United...