Rioter faced prison discipline charge before death

A grandfather jailed for rioting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers was found dead in his cell hours after receiving ...
WVTF

Critics challenge new prison policy, punishing all inmates in a pod for violations by one

With a shortage of correctional officers, some Virginia prisons are taking a surprising new approach to discipline – forcing ...
The Pacific Northwest Inlander

A yearlong investigation finds rampant sexual abuse by guards, systemic cover-ups, and punishment for victims in Idaho’s women’s prisons

The article discusses sexual assault. “Guarded by Predators” is a new investigative series exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s ...
Courthouse News Service

Colorado judge tours prison at heart of inmate slavery claims

In 2018, voters formally abolished slavery from the Colorado Constitution with a ballot measure that eliminated a century-old ...
Law

Prisoner Not Guaranteed Right to Advise Other Inmates

Prison inmates have no constitutional right to give legal advice to fellow inmates, said the Supreme Court Wednesday. The fact that a communication between prison inmates contains legal advice does ...