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Solitary confinement in Illinois prisons violates human rights, Chicago lawyers group says
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 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· 19 hours agoA new report that zeroed in on a 12-year period at Illinois prisons reached the same sobering...
Hot Docs’ ‘The Strike,’ About the Fight Against Solitary Confinement in California, Debuts Trailer...
Variety via AOL· 6 days agoIn “The Strike,” directors JoeBill Munoz and Lucas Guilkey chronicle a 2013 prison hunger strike...
The long road to end solitary confinement in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Examiner via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSince that December day in 2022, Hirte has grappled with painful questions about how to protect […]...
‘The Strike’ Review: Doc Chronicles a Battle to Halt Endless Solitary Confinement
Variety via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSolitary confinement, theoretically used only when a prisoner is at high risk of harm to or from...
HOPE for Prisoners Hosts 'National Comeback Kids Panel Discussion' with Prison Reform Icons
WTNH-TV New Haven· 9 hours agoOvercoming the longs odds of a life prison sentence, a year in solitary confinement, generational...
Saudi Arabia: Woman jailed for 11 years for online expression supporting women’s rights
Amnesty International· 2 days agoSaudi Arabia’s authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Manahel al-Otaibi, a...
Federal judge finds Georgia prison officials in contempt over confinement practices
Macon Telegraph via AOL· 6 days agoA federal judge has found Georgia prison officials in contempt of an agreement — one they chose to...
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to death for protesting
WKBT La Crosse· 7 days ago“An order for the execution of Toomaj Salehi has been issued,” Salehi’s lawyer Amir Raesian tweeted...
US issues hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, takes aim at Chinese companies
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 13 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday issued hundreds of fresh sanctions targeting...