Crime and Justice News4d1 minFifth Circuit Tells Lower Courts to Address Inmate's Sleep DeprivationMichael Garrett had been incarcerated since 1994 and had suffered nightly, unable to get any real rest for nearly 20 years before he...
Crime and Justice News5d2 minCongress OKs Bill To Increase Oversight Of Federal PrisonsThe Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of...
Crime and Justice News6d2 minGuards, Families Urge Wisconsin Lawmakers To Address Prison System IssuesFormer guards in Wisconsin prisons and family members of people incarcerated there urged lawmakers Tuesday to address what they said were...
Crime and Justice News6d2 minDeath in California Prison Raise Alarms Amid Brutal HeatwaveAn incarcerated person at California’s largest women’s prison has died amid a brutal heatwave that has left residents without air...