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NY Prison Officials Refuse to Comply with Law Limiting Solitary Confinement
A rights group argues the state’s corrections system should be found in contempt for failing to comply with the law.
Israel Abducted Child Near Gaza Aid Site and Tortured Him for Nearly a Month
A recent report reveals Israel is also abducting Palestinians near aid sites, on top of near-daily massacres.
Immigration Detention Has Become a Booming Business for Private Prison Giants
Private prison giants now hold 90 percent of detained immigrants and aim to triple capacity for $1.5 billion in revenue.
Texas Prison Guards Routinely Use Tear Gas on Incarcerated Women. It Must Stop.
I have been repeatedly subjected to chemical weapons. It’s torture by another name.
I Survived a Deadly Disease in Prison. No One Else Should Have To Face It.
Valley fever disproportionately impacts people targeted by mass incarceration. California can move to prevent this harm.
Trans People in Georgia Prisons Sue Over Law Barring Gender-Affirming Care
The lawsuit says the denial of care violates the Eight Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.
Georgia Expanding Deadly Private Prison Into the Largest ICE Facility in the US
An inspection said Folkston immigration jail is “unsanitary and dilapidated.” Activists have called for it its closure.
A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention
As ICE expands its presence across the Midwest, activists fight the reopening of private prisons to jail migrants.
Scandal-Plagued Prison Company Celebrates “Pivotal Opportunity” Under Trump
CoreCivic’s CEO says the “Big Beautiful Bill” has “changed dramatically the activity of ICE and securing bed capacity.”
Anti-Immigrant Agenda Means “Unprecedented Growth Opportunities” for GEO Group
On the company’s earnings call, one participant congratulated executives on “the positive news.”