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'Unconscionable': NYC Wants to Scan Incarcerated People's Mail and Make Them Read It on Tablets
Opponents to the plan worry about the loss of human connection and that the data could be used against people once released from prison.
The Proud Boys Are on Trial for Jan. 6. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Five Proud Boys are facing up to 20 years in prison on seditious conspiracy charges for their roles in planning the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
What It's Like to Have Sex in Prison
"It’s about holding the other person in your arms and being able to kiss without being watched."
High-Ranking Prison Officer Aided a Neo-Nazi Gang Attack on Black Prisoners
The lieutenant received a nearly four-year sentence for the attack, plus ordering a disturbing punishment of "stretching out" a prisoner.
Why Almost No One’s Being Let Out of Prison in Alabama
After a parolee murdered three people in 2018, Alabama’s parole rate has dropped to just 10 percent. It’s causing overcrowding and violence.
A Warden Who Ran a Prison Called the ‘Rape Club’ Is Now on Trial for Sex Abuse
One woman said the prison warden told her to perform a sex act with a candy cane as he took photos.
Marc Wilson Was Just Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Marc Wilson shot and killed 17-year-old Haley Hutcheson in Georgia after he said he was called racial epithets and nearly run off the road.
Instagram Model Who Broke Her Mom Out of Prison Given 7 Years
Aída Victoria Merlano became a household name in Colombia after helping to bust her mom out of prison.
Facial Recognition Will Be Used to Boost Profits in Some Australian Prisons
Digital rights campaigners say the move will create security risks and usher in a new era of oppression.
Trump Thinks ‘Spoiled’ Brittney Griner Deserves to Be in Russian Prison
“She knew you don’t go in there loaded up with drugs,” former President Donald Trump said of 31-year-old WNBA star Brittney Griner.
All the Cops Involved in George Floyd’s Murder Are Now Going to Prison
Derek Chauvin will spend the next two decades in prison. Now, the cops who failed to stop him from murdering George Floyd will be there too.
The Bizarre Case of the ISIS Tattoo and the Cartel Boss Sent to El Chapo's Prison
Former Sinaloa Cartel member Marco Antonio Paredes-Machado is suing the U.S., saying the feds put him in a dangerous supermax prison to get him to turn informant.