Prison Officials Let Inmates Watch Sexually Explicit Videos
Despite objections from a female officer
Despite objections from a female officer
Says his weekly newspaper was taken away because he wrote a letter to the editor
Reforms were meant for low-risk inmates, but ...
Confusion over what counted as a federal crime left many incorrectly behind bars
Just a simple question of what constitutes a felony causes problems
Says it violates federal disabilities laws
Allegedly slipped and hurt himself in his cell
Solitary confinement was a particular stumbling block
Anybody remember Jose Padilla?
Says the "most severe" punitive measure used in America is used aa a "tool of first resort" for discipline
The number of adults under some form of correctional supervision in the U.S. has fallen from a historic high of 7.3 million in 2007, to 6.98 million in 2011.
Inmates claim they were forced to rub habanero sauce on their genitals
Apparently killed self in custody
Tough-on-crime usually means tough-on-taxpayers.
Tried to stop restrictive watch guidelines to no avail
No more throwing people in the hole and forgetting about them
Lawsuit accused officials at ADX Florence of being indifferent to the needs of mentally ill inmates
The power to pardon is not just a novelty
Says America ignoring agreement to transfer detainees to Afghan authorities
They didn't want to try putting their stuff together either
Deliberately hit head on wall and floor
Violence sparked with police attempted search at prison
Overcrowding is making the prison experience--bad enough under normal conditions--exponentially worse.
No involvement in efforts to strike down death penalty, soften "three strikes" laws
Officials believe bombing was escape attempt
Poll shows 72 percent support the ballot measure to overturn "three-strikes" law
Too much in both cases, they say