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Shedding light on the systemic injustice: Disproportionate solitary confinement of Black Americans

Photo credit: Getty Images In the heart of the ongoing fight for justice and equality, members of Congress are waging a fervent battle to eradicate...

We talked to 100 people about their experiences in solitary confinement – this is what we learned

Living conditions in a solitary cell at New York’s Rikers Island jail. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews Black men comprise around 13% of the male population, yet...

A Pennsylvania prison gets a Scandinavian-style makeover – and shows how the US penal system could become more humane

by Jordan Hyatt, Drexel University and Synøve Nygaard Andersen, University of Oslo The United States has the largest number of people incarcerated in the...

Criminal justice algorithms: Being race-neutral doesn’t mean race-blind

by Duncan Purves, University of Florida and Jeremy Davis, University of Florida Justice is supposed to be “blind.” But is race blindness always the best...

Whole Foods to stop selling products made by inmates

NEW YORK (AP) _ Whole Foods will stop selling products made using a prison labor program after a protest at one of its stores...

Sheriff releases video of struggle with inmate who died

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) _ A video released Thursday shows a prolonged struggle between a naked, mentally ill inmate and five deputies in biohazard suits...

Inmate at center of Baltimore jail scandal gets 12 years

BALTIMORE (AP) — The same prosecutors who painted a gang member as the architect of a widespread drug and cellphone smuggling conspiracy said Monday...

AP Exclusive: Inmate died gruesome death after 7 days in NYC cell

NEW YORK (AP) — After a mentally ill Bradley Ballard made a lewd gesture to a female guard at the Rikers Island jail, he...

Judge orders treatment for Ohio transgender inmate

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A transgender prison inmate who complained about losing her breast tissue and growing facial hair after her hormone treatments were...

Florida jail that exploded had past problems; 2 killed, nearly 200 injured

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The Florida jail crippled by an apparent gas explosion was the subject of a five-year investigation that uncovered a facility...

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