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, ...

Fetty Wap is back on the outside after being released from prison with three years left on his sentence. The 34-year-old ...

From the confinement of one’s room to a wide space sans walls and windows, we all yearn to let ourselves breathe beyond ...

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 ...