Several Texas prisoners told Truthout they were threatened after asking for respite from extreme heat.
Prisons
A new policy prohibits visitors from using tampons or hygiene cups.
Activists say hunger strikers faced retaliation after protests at a privately run immigration jail.
Kevin Cooper has lived for more than three decades on death row despite clear evidence that he was framed.
The banned book itself contains an argument for why such censorship should not be allowed in prisons.
Mariame Kaba explains how sentence commutation gained prominence in this high-profile gubernatorial race.
A look at the incarcerated women fighting the California blazes fueled by climate change.
It is some of the hardest work I've ever completed, but it will never be recorded on a timesheet.
The prison industry continues the tradition of toxic exploitation perpetuated by the coal mining industry.
Roy Oliver's murder conviction sets the stage for continued police reform efforts in North Texas.