This story was originally published by. Sign up for their newsletters. Five California correctional officers who were accused of sexually ...

Throughout California prisons, outdoor showers were condemned, water hoses in kitchen areas discontinued, and garbage disposal usage ceased. Numerous drinking fountains were turned off, and ice ...

FIVE CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS who were accused of sexually assaulting incarcerated people over the last dozen years remain employed by the state, ...

As a former state senator and New York state attorney general, I have long believed that accountability is the cornerstone of public trust in our criminal justice system. That trust is broken when the ...

Prison inmates have no constitutional right to give legal advice to fellow inmates, said the Supreme Court Wednesday. The fact that a communication between prison inmates contains legal advice does ...

The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude—except as punishment for a crime. This so-called "Except Clause" has long been used to justify forced ...