A recent class action lawsuit from the MacArthur Justice Center sheds light on how extreme heat creates life-threatening ...

Living behind bars, I realized abolition requires refusing to conflate what is easily imaginable with what is possible.

The lawsuit alleges that those with certain medical conditions and those in solitary confinement are at increased risk in ...

The last known living inmate to serve time in the infamous Alcatraz prison reveals what haunted him most about being locked up on the island as President Trump flirts with the idea of reopening.

Unbecoming Tragedy” draws from Riggins’ life — from childhood in L.A. to incarceration in Cheshire, Connecticut — in a story ...

Records show the MDOC's own doctors believed Joel Carter's behavioral problems, which he was punished for, were caused by his ...

Violations committed against leaders of the Palestinian prisoner movement could lead to their death at any moment.

By Chronicle Staff Palestinian prisoner Hassan Salama is being subjected to repeated beatings, starvation, and medical ...

Before it became a useful weapon to deploy in making threats against immigrants in the U.S., or a chilling symbol of America’s slide toward fascism, depending on your partisan alignment, the CECOT ...

Editor’s note: This report contains references to a suicide attempt. If you need help, call the national suicide and crisis hotline by dialing 988.

Maier died of dehydration and malnutrition in solitary confinement in February 2024 after guards turned off the water in his cell, according to a criminal complaint. Investigators said Hepp failed ...