August 20, 2018 America’s prisoners are going on strike in at least 17 states News North America Protest United States Incarcerated Americans are often forced to work for cents an hour. So they’re launching what could be their biggest protest ever.
August 13, 2018 USA: after deadly SC prison riot, prisoners nationwide may go on a hunger, labor strike News United States Two years after a national prison strike rocked U.S. correctional institutions, prisoner advocacy groups are calling for a national protest in response to the April riot at Lee Correctional Institution in Lee County.
August 6, 2018 USA: bones of brotherhood behind bars News United States Former inmate Brian Frank has focused a large part of his career on documenting the dynamics of prison life in the US.
July 30, 2018 USA: a prison phone giant’s ploy to further exploit inmates News Social ties United States Securus Technologies’s attempt to merge with a competitor would let a company known for price-gouging inmates become larger and even more powerful.
July 29, 2018 USA: in battle for freedom, women inmates fight blazes News Women United States About 4,000 inmates each week fight wildfires alongside civilian firefighters. That number includes approximately 250 women.
July 22, 2018 USA: reforming solitary confinement at an infamous California prison News Discipline United States Oprah Winfrey visits Pelican Bay State Prison where she reports on conditions in the “SHU” isolation unit and on a nationwide reform movement that is reducing the use of solitary confinement.
July 17, 2018 USA: Portland prisoners' Spice use 'risks health of officers News Health United States Prison officers claim their health is being put at risk by inmates using psychoactive substances.
July 14, 2018 USA: innocent until proven guilty, but only if you can pay News United States How America’s bail system traps poor people in jail. “I did something stupid, and something I shouldn’t have done” are the first words of Bill Peyser’s tale of how he ended up getting arrested and jailed for the first time in his life at the age of 73.
July 12, 2018 USA: a day in the life of a prisoner News United States “We aren’t deadbeats — our days are, in fact, incredibly full.”
July 11, 2018 États-Unis : "Stanford", la fake expérience News United States This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
June 25, 2018 Estados Unidos: esto es una cárcel, no un hospital News Health United States This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
June 21, 2018 USA: video call to action from inside Angola prison News Protest United States A video was released from a prison rebel inside of Louisiana’s Angola prison.The goals are to organize incarcerated people against the racist and exploitative nature of the prison system and society as a whole.
June 13, 2018 USA: are elderly inmates at risk? News United States William S. Sires, a 72-year-old convicted murderer, was walking with a cane in a maximum-security prison in Shirley when he was ambushed and killed by other inmates nearly four years ago.
June 13, 2018 USA: jurors thought a gay man would enjoy prison. They sent him to death row instead News United States “It was pretty glaring that there was some anti-gay bias going on in the jury room.” Rhines was convicted of murdering Schaeffer the following year and sentenced to death. But lawyers appointed to handle his case say that the sentence was tainted and should be overturned.
May 30, 2018 USA: teaching "Les Misérables" in prison News United States I spent the last four months teaching Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel Les Misérables at a maximum-security prison in New Jersey.
May 26, 2018 États-Unis : la prison de Guantanamo s'adapte à ses détenus vieillissants News United States This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
May 25, 2018 États-Unis : du porc pour les prisonniers musulmans News Religion United States This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
May 21, 2018 USA: portrait of despair, opioids land more women behind bars News Women United States On opposite sides of the county jail, a mother and her son chat about school, girls, birthday gifts — and their future together. They aren’t allowed to see each other face-to-face, so the inmate and the fifth-grader connect by video.
May 20, 2018 USA: the right way to fix the prisons News United States President Trump gave a rare display of empathy at a prison-reform meeting at the White House on Friday.
May 20, 2018 USA: why are for-profit US prisons subjecting detainees to forced labor ? News United States Private Prisons Have For Years Enriched Themselves By Exploiting Detained Immigrant Labor. They must be held accountable.
May 18, 2018 USA: new edition of Unstoppable News Culture United States Unstoppable is an antiauthoritarian and anti-prison publication for trans, non-binary, and women prisoners. They proudly announce their second issue.
May 15, 2018 États-Unis : les droits des personnes trans en prison gravement menacés par l'administration Trump News LGBTQI United States This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
May 10, 2018 USA: strike breaks out at angola prison as momentum builds for national prison strike News United States On Tuesday, inmates took part in a work stoppage at the infamous Angola prison in Louisiana to decry prison slavery.
May 10, 2018 USA: will congress authorize indefinite detention of Americans? News Asia United States Under the guise of exercising supervisory power over the president’s ability to use military force, Congress is considering writing Donald Trump a blank check to indefinitely detain US citizens with no criminal charges.