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Prosecutors have filed or are considering filing 187 charges against 66 pro-Palestine, anti-Israel campus protesters from ...
At least six people at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia intentionally lit themselves on fire. Now, prisoners say the staff ...
Madison Sheahan, the new Deputy Director for ICE under Trump, sent Wildlife and Fisheries officers to sweep unhoused New Orleans residents.
Madison Sheahan, the new Deputy Director for ICE under Trump, sent Wildlife and Fisheries officers to sweep unhoused New Orleans residents.
Even though the United Nations considers more than 15 days of solitary confinement a form of torture, American prisons still use the practice liberally. Prolonged isolation makes imprisoned people ...
Prison dog-training programs teach incarcerated people responsibility and give them a sense of purpose behind bars.
Prison dog-training programs teach incarcerated people responsibility and give them a sense of purpose behind bars.
“We are not just training dogs — we are training ourselves to be better humans.” ...
People detained in Vermont’s prisons for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection struggle to call their families and have been exposed to physical violence.
This story by Ethan Weinstein was first published by VT Digger on April 3. Vermont’s state prisons are part of a growing constellation of federal, state and county facilities in New England used to ...