Truthout
Prisons
![Truthout Logo](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/Truthout-Default-Image-1200x900.png)
Videos Show Brutal Treatment of Prisoners With Mental Illness
Recently obtained videos which have been exposed to the public show corrections officers using extreme force on incarcerated people suffering from various forms of mental illness.
![](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2017/12/Brutal-Treatment-of-Kids-at-Rikers-Island-Jail-quotInspired-by-Lord-of-the-Fliesquot-Says-DOJ-400x300.jpg)
Brutal Treatment of Kids at Rikers Island Jail “Inspired by Lord of the Flies,” Says DOJ
Adolescents at the New York City jail are routinely subjected to physical abuse at the hands of guards and other inmates.
![Truthout Logo](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/Truthout-Default-Image-1200x900.png)
New Jersey Assembly Passes Major Bail Reform Legislation Which Now Moves to Governor Christie’s Desk for Signature
Two-year battle for bail reform culminates in comprehensive legislation that will promote justice, fairness and public safety.
![Truthout Logo](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/Truthout-Default-Image-1200x900.png)
Truthout Interviews Featuring Bethania Palma Markus on Migrants and Corporate Exploitation
Bethania Palma Markus talks with Ted Asregadoo about the spike in borderland deaths among migrants and corporate exploitation of migrant groups in detention centers.
![](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/01/Getting-Out-The-Journey-Out-of-Prison-306x300.jpg)
Getting Out: The Journey Out of Prison
Nationally, American prisons release the equivalent to the entire population of Memphis or Boston every year.
![Truthout Logo](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/Truthout-Default-Image-1200x900.png)
Disabled Rights
The fact is that Americans entering prison are already sicker and poorer than other Americans.
![](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2017/12/Panthers-in-the-Hole-French-Angola-Three-Book-Illustrates-US-Prison-Crisis-306x300.jpg)
Panthers in the Hole: French Angola Three Book Illustrates US Prison Crisis
An interview with Nicolas Krameyer of Amnesty International France.
![](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2017/12/How-Public-Pressure-Got-Two-Mothers-Out-of-Jail-306x300.jpg)
|
How Public Pressure Got Two Mothers Out of Jail
Crowdfunding and social media campaigns were important in gaining the temporary freedom of Jessica De Samito and Shanesha Taylor. But they are not substitutes for abolishing the prison system.
![Truthout Logo](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/Truthout-Default-Image-1200x900.png)
Professor William I. Robinson: Global Capitalism Is in the Midst of Its Most Severe Crisis
US intervention abroad in the 20th century - the forging of a US empire - claimed tens of millions of victims, inflicted untold suffering, and set back the aspirations …
![](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2017/12/Time-to-Speak-Up-Womens-Prison-Resistance-in-Alabama-400x297.jpg)
Time to Speak Up: Women’s Prison Resistance in Alabama
While abuses inside an Alabama women's prison have made headlines, less attention has been paid to the activism and organizing by women inside.