Prison
Clerk in Meek Mill's Prison Sentence Hearing Fired
The clerk slipped Mill a note in November asking him to pay for her son's college tuition.
Letter Reopens Debate on Famous Alcatraz Prison Break
The frigid waters near Alcatraz have deadly currents and sharks. But there is mounting evidence three prisoners might have survived.
Prisoner Caught Breaking Back Into Prison
The inmate was carrying a bag full of booze, tobacco and a home-cooked meal.
Democrat Counting On Kusher For Prison Reform
Jared Kushner has been leading the White House's prison reform efforts.
AI Is Racist Yet it Can Decide Who Goes to Prison
Risk assessment algorithms are just as flawed as humans when it comes to deciding who walks free—and it's a growing problem.
Saudi Prince, Officials May Pay $100 Billion to Go Free
Other reports have put the figure as high as $300 billion, a potential jackpot for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Florida Inmates To Strike Against 'Prison Slavery'
Several protests demanding pay for inmate labor and denouncing "inhumane" conditions have been planned at prisons and Florida Department of Corrections offices in Tallahassee and Miami.
Prisoner Chews Own Fingers Off
This is part of an ongoing battle over inmate health care in Arizona.
Trump Only Invited Conservatives to Prison Meeting
The listening session is expected to include only politicians and religious and nonprofit leaders from the right and is not expected to include discussion on topics like prison conditions or sentencing reform.
Jared Kushner to Present Plan for Prison Reform
Kushner has been hosting meetings with former inmates, faith leaders, members of Congress and prison experts.
The Half-Baked Quackery that is Perpetuating Crime
More American civilians have been killed by guns over the past decade than died in World War II.
New York Imposes 'Draconian' Rules on Books for Inmates
In addition to books, the new directive places limits on everything inmates can receive, from fresh produce and clothing to toiletry items and cosmetics.
Justice Department Plans To Jam Prison Cellphones
The federal prison system will test new technology next week in an attempt to block smuggled cellphones used by inmates behind bars, the Department of Justice said Monday.
Transgender Woman Seeks Transfer From Male Prisons
A transgender woman is seeking to be transferred to a female prison after enduring physical and sexual harassment at male prisons, she alleges.
Prison System Slammed for Cotton Field Photo
'This is symbolic of the connection between a cotton field and modern day slavery, via the Prison Industrial Complex,' tweeted the Prison Reform Movement.
Trump Ended Bipartisanship Over Criminal Justice Reform
Money for treatment for opioid addiction is aimed overwhelmingly at whites.
Why Do We Lock Up So Many of Our Children?
For 50,000 American children, the holidays are handcuffs, locked rooms, razor wire, pepper spray and solitary confinement.
Mattis Makes Surprise Holiday Visit To Guantanamo Bay
He is the first Pentagon chief to visit the detention center since 2002.
An Inmate with Cancer Needed Radiation, but Got Tylenol
Walter Jordan's is one of several deaths at the center of an ongoing legal fight over inmate health care in Arizona -- and a window into how states use private companies to handle medical services for prisoners in an age of cash-strapped budgets.
Trump's Pledge to Revive Torture Rattled British Spies
British security services said Trump's policy on torture, if enacted, would "pose difficulties for the U.K.-U.S. intelligence relationship."
Prisoner Firefighters Are Battling California Flames
Inmates make up roughly a third of the force that fights wildfires in California.
U.S. Man Breaks Out of Bali Prison Through the Roof
Authorities believe the prisoner managed to cut through steel bars above the ceiling.
Texas Prisoners Can Read Hitler, Not 'Where's Waldo?'
Prisoners are barred from reading more than 10,000 books.
Nazi War Criminal Too Old for Prison? Court Says No
A German court has ruled that Oskar Groening is fit to serve his sentence, which was handed down after a conviction for 300,000 counts of accessory to murder.
What Is Ayahuasca? Ancient Psychedelic Has New Benefits
Scientists would research it even more if the law would let them.
Prison Guards Who Torture Inmates Can't Be Sued
Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine, formed by a gradual accumulation of U.S. Supreme Court decisions, that protects government employees from financial judgments.
Prosecutor Who Helped Keep Cyntoia Brown in Prison Quit
He said he "felt compelled to make a change in my career" after the severely abused teen was given a life term in prison.
Cyntoia Brown Is No Victim, Prosecutors Say
The teen girl says she forced into sex trafficking but a jury sentenced her to life in prison after killing a man, who paid her for sex.
Trump Must Close Guantánamo, Detainee's Lawyer Writes
Shelby Sullivan-Bennis is an attorney for a 70-year-old man held without charge, who has suffered harsh punishments despite his poor health.
Charles Manson Got in Trouble 100 Times Behind Bars
He also tried to start a fire inside a prison and sneak in a hacksaw.