The new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons said Thursday that officials are reviewing why the number of inmates being held in so-called restrictive housing has climbed in recent months, ...

Protesters held dueling rallies outside New York City Hall Wednesday morning on solitary confinement, ahead of the City Council hearing on a bill that would change how the controversial practice is ...

Thousands of people in the Federal Bureau of Prisons system who have been serving time at home due to the risks posed by COVID-19 may be able to remain under home confinement even after the Biden ...

Joseph Moore spent 15 months in a room the size of a parking space. His meals were given to him through a slot. The unventilated box was sweltering in the summer and freezing in the winter. He rarely ...

A while back, Redditor u/waldman4u asked former inmates, "What's solitary confinement really like?" They revealed the unexpected, day-to-day realities of being completely alone in solitary confinement ...

Data and public records reveal that the use of confinement for juveniles in prison continues to escalate and routinely violates state law, all while the state’s designated child welfare watchdog has ...

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Melania Brown, sister of Layleen Polanco, a trans woman who died in an isolated cell in Rikers Island jail complex, and Akeem Browder, brother of Kalief Browder, who was incarcerated in Rikers as a ...