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ICE use of solitary confinement in 'violation of international norms,' Democratic lawmakers say
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 months agoAs the use of solitary confinement in immigration detention centers increases under the Biden...
How many people are held in solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and jails? Now there’s a number.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPoor and incomplete data collection makes it difficult to know the full scope of people held in...
Democratic Lawmakers, Say It's Time To End Solitary Confinement!
The Root via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe reality of prolonged solitary confinement is difficult for those of us who haven’t experienced...
Black people spend a lot of time in solitary confinement, and lawyers want the UN to review why
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoA group of human rights lawyers wants the United Nations to examine why Black people spend an...
‘Solitary confinement’ looks different in California prisons — and it can be necessary | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 months ago“Well-meaning politicians need to realize that the ability to isolate inmates who commit violent...
NC isolates incarcerated youth in locked rooms. Is it solitary confinement?
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCritics say practice is risky. “It increases nearly every kind of behavior that we all want to...
'I had grown up in prison': Former inmates talk impact of adult justice system on youth
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAt 13 years old, Joe Sullivan was told he would die in prison. The then-teenager's life came...
Tenn. inmate's mutilation highlights prison mental care woes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTennessee death row inmate Henry Hodges' fellow prisoner Jon Hall warned long ago that he was at...
Otero County Processing Center now detaining women, guaranteed $2.3M monthly in ICE agreement
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA recently updated agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement guarantees more than $2.3...
Feds ask to shorten prison term of witness in Whitmer kidnap case
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne day after two men were convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the prosecution...