Women with mental illness are left in isolation and filth, and often placed in solitary confinement, according to a suit against the Fulton County sheriff.

Adrianna Thurman said she was informed by jail staff after her release that she had ‘slipped through the cracks.’

At Virginia’s Hampton Roads Regional Jail, reform has been slow even after high-profile tragedies including the death of mentally disabled man incarcerated who allegedly stole $5 worth of snacks.

Activists say the sheriff is trying to add jail beds under the guise of mental health treatment.

The legislation is part of a wave of bills across the country meant to criminalize mistakes in the name of voter fraud.

Cook County has a new contract for juvenile ankle monitors that critics say are an invasion of privacy.

Richard Cannon was making gains after being released from prison. Then one arrest changed the course of his life.

Low-income women are fueling bail industry profits—and getting harmed in the process.

Patrick Murphy didn’t even learn about the murder until later that day. A controversial law allows him to be executed anyway.

Attorneys and advocates call for change in Madison County after the deaths of three Black people at its jail and because of what they allege is a system of roadblocks targeting Black residents.

Lawmakers are redefining certain crimes in order to carve out broad exceptions to who can regain the right to vote.

In the deep blue home of Beto O’Rourke, attorneys and advocates are questioning the county’s multi-million-dollar contract to detain migrants and refugees.

As they await statewide action to eliminate cash bail, city councilmembers are looking for ways to reduce the financial burden on families of incarcerated people.

The Bureau of Prisons’ South Central regional director utilized incarcerated people from a Texas prison to work on a landscaping project at his church.

A judge excluded a confession that exonerated defendants in one trial related to a Delaware prison uprising, but a pair of defendants were nonetheless acquitted, promising further problems for prosecutors.

There are more than 2,700 people on electronic monitoring in Cook County, Illinois, alone.

Family members are frantic after 330 prisoners are transferred to Pennsylvania.

The crisis at Brooklyn’s federal jail reveals how jails and prisons ‘are not prepared for a disaster.’

A lawsuit challenging cash bail in St. Louis could help close a notorious jail.

William J. Richards was cleared in the death of his wife. But he says he was the victim of medical neglect while he was behind bars, which led to a cancer diagnosis becoming terminal. Now he’s suing.

Corcoran state prison has a history of abuse that includes forcing prisoners into ‘gladiator fights.’

Advocates say Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern is an odd fit for the Bay Area, but mounting a challenge has proved daunting.

Defense attorneys say they were unaware of the practice and are unclear on how they can expunge the data of nonconvicted clients.

Colorado-based attorney and bail activist Elisabeth Epps was just released after serving a short jail stint related to a 2015 encounter with Aurora Police. The experience gave her a new understanding of the experiences of the people she has bailed out.

The company recently lost its contract with Arizona after allegations of serious—and sometimes fatal—medical neglect that have echoes across the country.

Lawmakers are debating whether to let people with felony convictions vote—but there could be a catch.

The technology also allows authorities to mine call databases and cross-reference the voices of individuals prisoners have spoken with.

The state uses solitary at one of the highest rates in the nation.

One commissioner wants the state Department of Corrections to show proof that his county isn’t just using prisoners as ‘slaves.’

As Kamala Harris begins her presidential run, her move to block gender affirming surgery for an incarcerated transgender woman deserves scrutiny, especially as new cases highlighting the struggle for the rights of imprisoned trans women emerge.

Most prison strikes are met with retaliation and abuse, but one recent work stoppage is starting to pay off.

Federal defenders say the shutdown is hurting poor people stuck in jail.

Los Angeles County’s jail system incarcerates tens of thousands of people at a multi-billion dollar cost. The communities most impacted by mass incarceration have had enough.

As they wait for permission to cross into the U.S., migrants, including children and infants, sleep on concrete and under plastic tarps, exposing them to cold, wind, rain, and illness.

Harris County Judge Darrell Jordan discusses his newly elected colleagues’ decision to withdraw an appeal of a landmark bail reform lawsuit.

The miniseries depicting a New York prison escape fails to show what happened to the men left behind.

Prosecutors denounce bail reform efforts when people miss court dates, but ‘failure to appear’ rates obscure the fact that many who miss court aren’t on the run.

Prisoners in the state’s Regional Medical Units allege that they are being denied access to essential programs and services like law libraries.

Reports detail suicides and care for one woman that was ‘so grossly incompetent and inadequate as to shock the conscience.’

Trump didn’t start it, but we can end it.