A mass hunger strike transformed solitary confinement in California prisons. This documentary captures the fight
In 2013, nearly 4,000 California inmates in long-term solitary confinement (for decades, in some cases) went on what would ...
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Aaron Hernandez's brother sentenced to time served in shooting threats case
The brother of the late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was sentenced Friday to 18 months of prison time already served for threatening to carry out a shooting at the University of ...
Lawsuit accuses gynecologist at California women’s prison of abusing patients for years
A lawsuit filed this week alleges that the only full-time gynecologist at the California Institution for Women in Chino ...
Suit alleges sexual violence by Chino prison gynecologist, says state failed to prevent it
The suit says that for years, Dr. Scott Lee was the only full-time gynecologist at the California Institution for Women ...
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Changing California prison culture and people's lives through prison newspapers
In a warehouse-style room at the Central California Women's Facility outside Chowchilla, Jesse Vasquez stood before a group of very attentive women in prison-issue denims. They were prospective ...
Women sue prison gynecologist over ‘horrific, sadistic’ exams, sexual abuse in California
Women at the California Institution for Women reported sexually abusive and “sadistic” behavior during gynecology exams ...
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Shapiro budget proposes closing 2 state prisons, but corrections officers push back
Josh Shapiro’s proposed state budget presented on Tuesday includes plans to close two state prisons. The $51.5 billion proposal recommends shuttering the prisons based on a downward trend in the ...
Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown
President Donald Trump’s administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown, the federal Bureau of Prisons said Friday, returning ...
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Family claims NJ DOC failures led to son's suicide at Northern State Prison
Justice Lassiter committed suicide in March 2023, more than two years into a seven-year sentence at Northern State Prison in Newark. If he'd made parole as soon as he was eligible, he would have ...
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Five Islamic State prisoners killed trying to escape from Tajik jail, source says
At least five prisoners killed after attacking guards Islamic State prisoners tried to escape Tajik jail Three prison guards injured DUSHANBE, Feb 4 (Reuters) - At least five prisoners who ...
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Explainer - What is El Salvador's mega-prison that could take US criminals?
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced during a visit to El Salvador that Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has offered to incarcerate criminals deported from the U.S. in the Central American ...
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A decade and $600 million later, New York prisons still lack cameras
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. When Jaquan Myers was sent to the Franklin ...