Riots, escapes and pepper spray: Virus hits juvenile centers
Nicole Hingle wasn’t surprised when the call came. Frustrations had been building inside juvenile detention centers nationwide as the number…
ACLU seeks release of federal prison inmates where 5 died
A class-action lawsuit filed Monday seeks the release of hundreds of high-risk inmates at a federal lockup in Louisiana where…
Coroner: 2 new Mississippi inmate deaths were from beating
A coroner says two inmates were beaten to death in an understaffed Mississippi prison that has been shaken by deadly…
Woman forced to remove hijab in jail settles for $120K
A Minnesota Muslim woman has received $120,000 to settle her lawsuit alleging she was forced to strip in jail and…
Inmate’s suicide shows need for reforms, advocates say
ALBANY, N.Y. — The final two months of Cachin Anderson’s life in New York’s prison system were filled with warnings…
Ex-federal officer pleads guilty to kicking handcuffed man
A former Department of Homeland Security officer has pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to a federal civil rights violation for…