Locked in a solitary confinement cell with little more than a bed sheet, David Whittington did what several others have done in recent years. He grabbed the sheet, wrapped it around his neck and ...

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As its latest defense in an ongoing court battle, New York’s state prison agency is arguing that the core of a landmark solitary confinement reform law does not apply to the vast majority of the ...

Israel Prison Service moves high-profile terrorist Mahmiud Atallah to solitary confinement following intelligence reports.

An inmate reads inside the Harris County jail, Thursday, March 29, 2018, in Houston. An inmate stands inside the Harris County jail, Thursday, March 29, 2018, in Houston. Inmates who have either just ...

Nick Reiner is in solitary confinement at Los Angeles' Twin Towers jail, under suicide watch, after being charged with ...

Erin Patterson, the mushroom murderer, faces her first Christmas in solitary confinement with no gifts, family, or festive ...

Erin Patterson’s existence inside a tiny cell at Melbourne’s all women’s maximum security prison has been described as ...

Convicted killer Bryan Kohberger has whined that he’s “extremely annoyed” and losing sleep at the maximum-security prison he now calls home — thanks to fellow inmates who constantly yell through vents ...

Concerns are rising over the health and treatment of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, as his sons, Kasim and ...