Two women made allegations of sexual abuse, including being forced to engage in oral sex, groping and offers of clean water ...

The plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit had asked for an injunction after two men with serious medical needs died in ...

Ricky Wassenaar, who is already serving 16 life sentences for commandeering a prison watchtower and taking guards hostage for ...

Punishment provides immediate, visible results, while empowering youth requires patience, understanding and time.

An academic trip to Iraq unexpectedly turned into an immersive field study on the ways authoritarian regimes use brutality.

Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic ...

"The lion's food and water are put right against the separation bars, so it spends a good chunk of its time voluntarily near ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has given his agencies 45 days to form a plan to rid Rikers Island of solitary ...

The class action in Manhattan federal court alleges that toilet restrictions are so severe within the five detention center, ...

Children as young as 12 are allegedly confined for weeks at a time with no education or human contact, a lawsuit claims.

Office of Children and Family Services facilities are violating state regulations governing the treatment of children in ...

Lil Durk has spent more than four months in solitary confinement, a situation his legal team says stems from possession of an ...