A federal class action civil rights lawsuit has been filed challenging the routine use of solitary confinement against youth ...

Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) semiconductor lasers are highly sought for medical, biotechnology, and precision manufacturing ...

The class action in Manhattan federal court alleges that toilet restrictions are so severe within the five detention center, ...

A "60 Minutes" report examining a notorious prison in El Salvador leaked online after CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss halted the story just hours before it was set to air. The segment focused on ...

The segment focused on Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (Terrorism Confinement Center), the megaprison known as CECOT. Weiss' decision to ...

A multi-institution research team has conducted a multi-year study to better understand how extended and repeated stays in solitary confinement impact prisoners both physically and psychologically.

Two immigration detention centers in Florida have gained notoriety for inhumane conditions since Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, in close alignment with President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda, ...

How can we claim to be a society built upon laws when we allow prisons to continue this cruel practice? Credit: Getty Images. Twenty-five people died by suicide in New York state prisons in 2024. That ...

Imprisoned former Congressman George Santos says he’s been placed into solitary confinement following an unspecific death threat at FCI Fairton in New Jersey. The 37-year-old Republican is once again ...

A federal appeals court ruled against Rhode Island prison administrators for holding a man in solitary confinement for over a year. The ruling allows the inmate's lawsuit alleging cruel and unusual ...