Dozens on hunger strike at Nevada prison over food, health
By GABE STERN - Associated Press/Report for America
RENO, Nev. (AP) — At least two dozen people are on hunger strike over conditions at a…
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Reviews find misuse of COVID-19 hotel stays by prison staff
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — There are at least 35 instances where Connecticut Department of Correction employees potentially misused a COVID-19 program that provided workers with…
EXPLAINER: What Griner may endure in Russian penal system
LONDON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a remote Russian penal colony that human rights advocates say is…
US jails rife with violence, abuse and overcrowding
By KERI BLAKINGER - The Marshall Project/Associated Press
In California, lawyers accused staff at the Los Angeles County jail of chaining mentally ill…
Death sentence upheld for killer with gender dysphoria claim
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the death sentence Wednesday for an inmate who argued her attorneys didn’t properly raise in her defense trauma she…
Racial equity in marijuana pardons requires states’ action
By AARON MORRISON - Associated Press
By pardoning Americans with federal convictions for marijuana possession, President Joe Biden said he aimed to…
Philadelphia apologizes for experiments on Black inmates
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The city of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical medical experiments performed on mostly Black inmates at its Holmesburg Prison from…
Panel rejects $1M payouts to inmates given vaccine overdoses
By DAVID PITT - Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state board on Monday rejected claims for $1 million payments for 52 prison inmates who were…
New federal prisons chief vows to fix troubles, regain trust
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons vowed Thursday that “the…
NC prison commissioner lured back to run new Cabinet agency
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The head of North Carolina's prison operations during the COVID-19 pandemic is Gov. Roy Cooper's choice to become secretary of a new standalone…