September 26, 2018 USA: Virginia backtracks on tampon ban for prison visitors News Social ties United States The Virginia Department of Corrections has decided to hold off implementing a controversial new policy that would have barred women from visiting state prisons wearing tampons or menstrual cups.
September 25, 2018 The true history of America's private prison industry News United States Before founding the Corrections Corporation of America, a $1.8 billion private prison corporation now known as CoreCivic, Terrell Don Hutto ran a cotton plantation the size of Manhattan. There, mostly black convicts were forced to pick cotton from dawn to dusk for no pay. It was 1967 and the Beatle…
September 18, 2018 USA: federal prisons fail to provide adequate services for female inmates News Women United States The study by the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General reveals a system that fails to meet certain basic needs of prisoners in ways large and small.
September 12, 2018 USA: the national prison strike is over, now is the time prisoners are most in danger News Protest United States Over the last few weeks men and women across the United States – and even as far away as Nova Scotia, Canada – have protested to demand humane treatment for the incarcerated.
September 11, 2018 USA: at least 650 inmates in South Carolina could be stranded when hurricane Florence hits News United States South Carolina officials don’t plan to move at least 650 inmates from a prison located in a county that’s under mandatory evacuation order as Category 4 Hurricane Florence approaches.
September 11, 2018 USA: hundreds of NC inmates are on the move because of Hurricane Florence News United States North Carolina officials say they have begun evacuating hundreds of inmates from state prisons and county jails who are in the projected path of Hurricane Florence.
September 7, 2018 USA: will the 2018 prison strike mean better meals for people inside? News Health Material conditions Protest United States At the conclusion of a nearly three-week prison strike across North America, the incarcerated and advocates have sought better conditions and better food.
September 5, 2018 USA: a mega-merger in the prison phone industry is in the FCC's hands News Social ties United States Securus has had more than its share of negative headlines. In the past few years, the company, which provides technology services to prisons and jails, has been slammed by inmates’ families who say they’re charged outrageous prices to phone loved ones.
August 30, 2018 United States of America: going around in circles Testimonial United States Nate is sentenced to life in prison and is incarcerated in a maximum security facility. He describes, for Prison Insider, his daily life.
August 23, 2018 États-Unis : le maintien à tout prix de la peine de mort en Floride assombrit l'image de l'"état ensoleillé" News Death penalty Violence United States This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
August 22, 2018 États-Unis : "esclavage", "zones de guerre"... Des détenus se mettent en grève News United States This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
August 22, 2018 USA: inside a radical experiment to transform the lives of incarcerated women News Women United States A new prison unit aims to reduce recidivism in Connecticut. But can it become the standard nationwide?
August 21, 2018 USA: the Nationwide Prison Strike, why it’s happening and what it means for ending mass incarceration News United States Brutal treatment from corrections officers, deteriorating prison conditions, and incredibly long, punitive sentences had led to a condition of hopelessness in South Carolina’s prisons.A decision was made: It was time to launch a national prison strike to raise awareness around the brutality of mass…
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.
