One in every 100 people in Louisiana, the state New Orleans calls home, is incarcerated. Doing time. Calling a concrete cell ...

The United States incarcerates more people, in both absolute numbers and per capita, than any other nation in the world. Since 1970, the number of incarcerated people has increased sevenfold to 2.3 ...

Wisconsin Books to Prisoners was formed in the fall of 2006 and has delivered more than 70,000 books to the state's inmates.

A federal civil rights investigation is underway after several lawsuits alleged that incarcerated women were being sexually ...

There’s been a proliferation of data-driven mapping tools that illuminate disparities in environmental harm, but they do ...

The ACLU’s Campaign for Smart Justice is working across the country to combat racial disparities in the criminal justice system and reduce the U.S. jail and prison population. Simply put: the United ...

California must ensure that the people it incarcerates are housed in conditions that protect them from sexual abuse. “Correctional staff at both facilities reportedly sought sexual favors in ...

Christopher Musa, the chief of defence staff (CDS), has ordered a probe into the alleged detention of Abbas Haruna, a seaman, ...

The United States incarcerates a larger proportion of its citizens than any other developed country in the world, with around 1.5 million people serving time in prison. But to anyone who doesn’t ...

Zumkehr said that the most recent lockdown was due in part to an uptick in inmate overdoses, with roughly one inmate overdose ...

Since replacing President Joe Biden atop the Democratic presidential ticket, Harris has quickly gained momentum, posing a threat to the healthy lead former President Donald Trump held over the ...

Fuchu Prison incarcerates many repeat offenders. About 70 percent of them were convicted of robbery or substance abuse on multiple occasions. Roughly 40 percent of the inmates have ties with gang ...