Prisons

Adam Hudson: Despite potential closing of Gitmo prison, the culture of indefinite detention is institutionalized in the military.

Working with the Center for Constitutional Rights, Truthout offers a series of profiles of prisoners on hunger strike at Pelican Bay.

On December 18th 2012, Carlos Riley Jr. was dropping off his girlfriend around 10AM when he stopped to speak with an acquaintance. Shortly after, Durham police officer Kelly A. …

A prisoner on hunger strike in California shares his story of years spent in isolation.

Drained metal toilets are used as megaphones.

Pretrial hearings for five alleged terrorists behind 9/11 are ongoing, but evidence of their guilt may be compromised if reports that much of it was obtained by various torture …

For the first time in two decades, a task force will look at reforms for the criminal justice system.

What themes tie together the stories of Guatemala's former dictator Rios Montt and of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County in Arizona?

Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, many innocent Muslim men are still in prison due to a biased and antiquated legislation aimed to protect America from

Following President Obama's speech on war reform, Robert Naiman will travel to Yemen in the hope of redeeming this promise. Petition in hand, Naiman will call for the release …