prisons
'Baby Shark' Used as 'Inhuman' Punishment in County Jail, Investigation Finds
Oklahoma County jail detention officers chained incarcerated people to walls and forced them to listen to 'Baby Shark' on a loop at loud volumes for up to two hours.
'Man Down!': Inside the Deadly COVID-19 Outbreak at San Quentin
How a massive outbreak at California's San Quentin State Prison spread to death row, killing a dozen condemned prisoners.
COVID May Be Killing Hundreds of Prisoners in Mexico
Reports from inmates' families, and several official data points, indicate the surge in deaths in the shrouded prison system could be from the coronavirus.
'Con Air' Is Spreading COVID-19 All Over the U.S. Prison System
Whistleblowers say dozens of prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 after being moved between jails and federal prisons due to a lack of safeguards in the Justice Department.
India Forced Dissidents Into Jail Despite the Pandemic. Now They’re Getting Infected.
Jails in politically sensitive states such as Assam and Kashmir are reporting huge spikes. Many testing positive are critics of the Indian government and its controversial policies.
Securus Technologies Is Cashing in on Immigrant Detention
A notorious prison telecom company is building a massive database that includes personal information about ICE’s immigrant prisoners––and their families.
D.C. Mayor Demands Trump’s Military and Unidentified Riot Officers Get the Hell Off Her Streets
In a fiery letter to Trump, Mayor Muriel Bowser demanded he withdraw any military presence.
A Federal Prison Staffer Has Died of COVID-19
The Bureau of Prisons has recorded at least 71 inmate deaths during the pandemic and more than 5,000 infections — but does not currently acknowledge any staff deaths.
Why Are We Not Talking About Cambodia’s Duterte-Inspired Drug War?
Overcrowding in Cambodia’s prisons has long been a problem. During a pandemic, it’s a ticking time bomb.
Conservative Premiers Are Doing More For People Behind Bars Than Justin Trudeau
There’s been a stark difference in the response to the coronavirus pandemic between provincial jails and federal prisons.
Inside the Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak at Oakdale Federal Prison
“I just feel like we were all let down,” said one prisoner. At least 39 staff and 113 inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a staff source.
EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower Warned of Coronavirus Danger in Prison Where a Woman Just Died After Giving Birth
A staffer at a federal prison in Texas described looming “catastrophe” after 30-year-old Andrea Circle Bear gave birth while on a ventilator.