Reliance on criminalization reinforces state violence.
Prison
Several Texas prisoners told Truthout they were threatened after asking for respite from extreme heat.
Prisoners and organizers of the strike now face retaliation as well as the challenge of advancing their demands.
Reporting sexual assault often lands prisoners in solitary confinement for their “protection.”
Human rights groups are calling for an end to the policy, not just a temporary suspension.
A new policy prohibits visitors from using tampons or hygiene cups.
South Carolina officials are coming under fire for refusing to relocate prisoners during Hurricane Florence.
Activists say hunger strikers faced retaliation after protests at a privately run immigration jail.
A historian reminds us that protests in prisons are often followed by retaliation.
Kevin Cooper has lived for more than three decades on death row despite clear evidence that he was framed.