prisons
Prison Cells Can Reach Nearly 150 Degrees in the South
Heat waves can be deadly for prisoners, especially in the South, where many prison cells do not have air conditioning.
‘Traumatised’ Children Are Being Sent to a Maximum-Security Adult’s Prison in WA
“These children are being traumatised as we speak—keeping them in these settings is akin to torture.”
Getting an Abortion in Prison Is Already a Nightmare. The End of Roe Will Make It Worse.
“Whatever slivers of rights the women on the outside have, the women on the inside only have a fraction of that.”
Why Incarcerated Firefighters Struggle to Go Pro After Prison
As climate change worsens fire season, we need all the firefighters we can get. Why is it so hard for formerly incarcerated firefighters to find work?
Tennessee Prison Rejects Book Donations Because ‘Malcolm X Not Allowed’
A written note posted to social media highlights how reading material behind bars is often restricted arbitrarily.
A Definitive Guide to Fixers: Who They Are and What They Do
They are the motor oil in the engines that power certain parts of the world. Some legal. Others less so.
Two Dead After 12 Inmates Tried to Get Drunk on Hand Sanitizer
Sri Lanka’s Department of Prisons has since banned the COVID-19 protection measure. “We are giving soap instead.”
Alabama Wants to Spend $400 Million in COVID Relief Money to Build Prisons
Just last month, Alabama hospitals were on the brink of collapsing under the weight of the Delta variant’s rampage through the South.
Prison Company Patents VR to Give Inmates Brief Taste of Freedom
Global Tel Link Corporation says the system would allow an inmate to "for a brief time, imagine himself outside or away from the controlled environment."
Dozens Die in Horrific Fire in Overcrowded Prison
It broke out while inmates in the Indonesian jail were sleeping.
A Company That Designs Jails is Spying On Activists Who Oppose Them
Documents show HDR, Inc. has monitored groups that oppose its controversial plans to build jails and highways.
Faulty Drug Tests Are Finding K2 in Prisoners’ Mail, Lawsuit Alleges
As a result, prisoners are allegedly being given solitary confinement, losing visitation privileges, or facing other punishments.