Victories by several Democratic Socialists of America-affiliated candidates have revived attention for proposals to dismantle the American criminal-justice system. In 2020–21, following the killing of ...

"Democratic socialists" are a growing movement on the political left. And many of them are also prison abolitionists. But there is a deep contradiction between their socialism and their abolitionism.

Federal inmates are set to receive their own tablets to use for educational and career advancement, according to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). On Wednesday, the BOP announced that it had inked a tablet ...

The agency pointed to crumbling infrastructure, chronic staffing shortages and budget shortfalls as it moved to cut costs. By Chris Cameron Reporting from Washington See more of our coverage in your ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa will need to build three new prisons to accommodate a new law the governor signed this week, according to a state analysis. The law requires a person convicted of a third ...

New directives from the Bureau of Prisons amount to government-mandated conversion therapy. The Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City. In February, the Trump Justice Department issued a ...

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The federal prison system will stop providing gender-affirming medical or social transition care to almost any transgender people, under a new policy released by the Bureau of Prisons Thursday. Gender ...

At least 84 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli prisons since October 2023 after being subjected to systematic abuse, including physical and psychological violence, inhuman conditions, ...

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Carrie Teegardin is a reporter and part of the investigative team at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is a graduate of Duke University and has won numerous national journalism awards. Danny ...

Prisons prioritize security over comfort. But concrete walls, steel doors, sealed windows, limited ventilation, lack of tree cover and outdated infrastructure converge to create dangerously hot ...