A recent class action lawsuit from the MacArthur Justice Center sheds light on how extreme heat creates life-threatening ...

Migrants in Texas were nearly deported to Libya, sitting on a military airfield before being returned to detention. A ...

Of that massive number, over 122,000 US citizens are forced to endure solitary confinement for at least 22 hours a day. Solitary confinement is the brutal practice of stuffing people into closet ...

unlawful policy and practice of subjecting hundreds of New Mexicans annually to prolonged periods of solitary confinement as a form of punishment for violating prison rules,” the complaint says.

Incarcerated people allege prison subjects 'hundreds of New Mexicans annually to prolonged periods of solitary confinement.' ...

President Obama has pledged to ban solitary confinement for juveniles in the federal prison system and to reform the rules for other prisoners. What effect will his executive actions have?

The New York state prison system is abusing “emergency” authority to gut solitary confinement reforms indefinitely, a new class action lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit, filed by the Legal Aid ...

Ohio's youth prisons face ongoing staff shortages, increased violence, and rising solitary confinement hours. Inspections at Indian River and Circleville juvenile correctional facilities revealed ...

The Court of Appeal judgment referenced a previous High Court ruling that rejected Yaxley-Lennon’s framing of his segregation as solitary confinement, which under international norms is defined ...