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.

The Boyd County Detention Center has been consumed in chaos, even as the DOJ investigates it. Now, the community is pinning hopes for reform on a new jailer.

Two women died at the Duchesne County Jail in the span of about one week in 2016. Now their families are suing in federal court.

But more than 1,100 others are still serving sentences that voters decided were too harsh.

Everyone agrees the jail at 850 Bryant should close, but it’s not yet clear what would happen to those locked inside.

The landmark decision could help other transgender people in jails and prisons who have been denied access to hormone treatment, a violation of their constitutional rights.

New York City has reduced its jail population, but those who remain are staying longer.

Muslim prisoners, meanwhile, say they were starved during Ramadan and deprived of religious texts.

Lawsuits that challenge mental healthcare and medical care for incarcerated people advance in Illinois.

Meanwhile, the abysmal medical care that helped spark the riot persists.

A new Bronx Freedom Fund report documents these extended pretrial lockups, which threaten people’s jobs and destabilize families.

Recent Supreme Court rulings have led to a review of life-without-parole sentences for crimes committed at age 17 and younger, but attorneys for Avis Lee say there’s no reason to stop there.

A lawsuit accuses Illinois of cutting off LGBTQ prisoners’ lifeline to supporters.

From sheriffs to bail to marijuana, and more—here’s what you need to know.

No Cook County judge has lost a retention election in 28 years.

In Santa Clara County, incarcerated people, and a former undersheriff challenging six-term sheriff Laurie Smith, have turned conditions of confinement into a potent electoral issue.

New development in a high-profile case comes as advocates question the state’s prison conditions and sentencing practices.

Trial begins in class action suit alleging medical neglect by Louisiana State Penitentiary.