100 Gitmo Prisoners Now on Hunger Strike
Lawyers say the number is actually higher
Prisons
Member of Pussy Riot Denied Parole in Russia
Not appropriately penitent for the authorities
Inmates Clash With Guards at Guantanamo Bay
Violence sparked by the end of communal housing in one of the camps
Lindh Lawyer Wants Contempt Ruling over Prison Prayer Guidelines
Muslim inmates not being allowed to pray together, defying judge's verdict
Imprisoned Environmental Activist Forbidden From Publishing Without Permission From Government
Daniel MacGowan, charged with terrorism and now in a halfway home, has written about being placed in experimental solitary confinement
New Orleans Mayor Places Parish Prison in Federal Receivership, Sheriff Complains
Sheriff calls the move a "political attack"
Denver Deputy Accused of Helping Inmate Escape
criminal got out by wearing a deputy's uniform
Environmentalist Allegedly Rejailed for Writing about Prison Conditions
Had pleaded guilty to arson linked to Earth Liberation Front and was finishing out sentence
UN Rights Chief Calls for Gitmo Prison's Closure
Says indefinite detention violates international law
Louisiana Sheriff Questioned Over Video Showing Inmates Doing Drugs
The prison is now closed
White Supremacist Arrested in Connection to Slaying of Colorado Prisons Chief
Another still at large, according to authorities
Prison Company Withdraws Deal to Name Florida College Stadium
Resulted in demonstrations and public outcry
Sudan's President to Release Political Prisoners
Lets loose seven today being held without charges
Palestinian Prisoners Riot over Inmate's Death
Died of cancer at hospital. Israel accused of negligence.
Gov. Jerry Brown Pardons Some Drug War Convictions – Anger Follows
65 selected for Easter clemency have been out of prison and living clean for years
New Zealand Private Prisons Outperforming Government-Run Prisons
Based on prison escapes, positive drug tests, and other measures
Afghan Authorities Now Running Bagram Prison
Was the last prison in Afghanistan still being administered by U.S. officials
Wrongfully Imprisoned for 23 Years, Man Suffers Heart Attack Two Days After Going Free
David Ranta was falsely accused of murdering a Brooklyn rabbi in 1990
Today Rand Paul and Pat Leahy Introduced a Bill to Fix Our Atrocious Federal Mandatory Minimum Laws
The bill isn't a panacea, but it is a long overdue step in the right direction.
Solitary Confinement a Fate Worse Than Death, Inmate Writes
William Blake's spent more than a quarter century in "administrative segregation"
New York Subjects Thousands of Prisoners to Solitary Confinement
The state's go-to disciplinary tool
Tech Firms and Private Prisons Both Trying to Influence Immigration Reform
Though not on the same page
Colorado Lawmakers Consider Mandatory Compensation for Wrongful Imprisonment
To the tune of $70,000 per year, plus health insurance, a state tuition waiver and reimbursement for legal fines and fees
Man Left in Solitary Confinement for 22 Months Given $15.5 million Settlement
Locked up for drunk driving
Eric Holder and Prison Guard Unions Agree: Sequestration Would Do Too Much Harm to the Prison Industrial Complex
Guards who will soon experience brief furloughs want to know, "Why aren't the inmates suffering more?"
American Lawmakers Meet American in Cuban Prison
Alan Gross is serving a 15-year sentence for illegally bringing communication equipment to the island
Prisoner X Hanged Himself After Interrogation in Israel
Ben Zygier worked for the Israeli intelligence agency
Report Recommends Repealing Federal Laws To Reduce Prison Population
There are a lot of damned laws
Jail Guard Gets 30 Months For Smuggling Contraband
He should have earned some goodwill, by now
Congressional Report Recommends Repealing Some Federal Criminal Statutes Amid Record-Breaking Prison Population
Prison population up 800 percent since 1980, nearly two-thirds for immigration, drug offenses
