Solitary confinement, or "the hole," is a costly and unregulated practice that violates human rights, increases mental health ...

The state did not challenge Samuel Smalls' appeal, even though it won on a pretrial motion in U.S. District Court.

In declarations, more than a dozen people housed in San Diego County jails describe inhumane conditions and say they are alone in isolation cells for at least 23 hours a day.

A disability rights group observed 27 migrants had been placed in solitary confinement during a late September inspection of ...

Locked in a solitary confinement cell with little more than a bed sheet, David Whittington did what several others have done in recent years. He grabbed the sheet, wrapped it around his neck and ...

ICE held about 60,000 people as of Sept. 21, the most recent data available. In the prior month, 1,151 detainees were held in ...

Lauren Wachtler responds to a recent op-ed supporting mandatory prison visits for judges, drawing on the experience of her ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- An inmate in solitary confinement at a California jail was refusing to leave his cell. The jailers' usual response: Send an "extraction team" of corrections officers to burst ...

November 10, 2025 On November 8, the administration of Penal Colony No. 4 (IK-4) in Torzhok (Tver Region) sent CounterPunch writer Boris Kagarlitsky, ...

Grace United Church of Christ, 1947 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, is hosting Prison Ministry Weekend Friday through Sunday. The community is invited to join Grace as the church seeks to raise awareness ...