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

Nearly 30 years after he stepped out of a dark cell, Hasshan Batts still lives with the memories of the two weeks he spent in solitary confinement. “I remember my family saying I was never the same,” ...

A multi-institution research team has conducted a multi-year study to better understand how extended and repeated stays in ...

When Erin Patterson wakes up on December 25, there’ll be no Christmas tree. No gifts from loved ones and no festive meal.

The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation wants the state Legislature to loosen a law that sets stronger ...

A December 2024 order prompted by class actions required the US Bureau of Prisons to provide proper safeguards to prevent ...

As the use of solitary confinement in immigration detention centers increases under the Biden administration, according to the federal data, some Democratic-aligned lawmakers are demanding an end to ...

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has voiced serious concerns over a United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture ...

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Paul Hammer asks for solitary confinement to be stopped in prison at a protest in March. Hammer is a member of a Quaker faith community, New Haven Friends Meeting. He said that Quakers contributed to ...

Pakistan is facing mounting international pressure, including UN intervention, over allegations that former prime minister ...