On April 1, after eight years of a determined grassroots campaign, the HALT Act (Humane Alternatives to Long Term Solitary…
[This story is published in partnership with New York Focus, an independent, investigative news site covering New York state and…
Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and US Marshals Service (USMS) policies for the treatment of pregnant people are falling far short…
In July 2020, the federal government shocked activists and advocate by resurrecting the death penalty. After 17 years without federal…
Imagine this: Two people walk down opposite sides of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Both are stopped by police and found…
In May, as COVID-19 loomed over incarcerated people across the country, Ivan Von Staich filed an administrative grievance to transfer…
Illinois will make history by becoming the first US state to end cash bail. Instead, judges must impose the least…
On January 26, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive actions focused on racial equity. Among four orders issued,…
The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a federal facility in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has a long history of neglect and abuse,…
Across the country, transgender people held within the prison-industrial complex face a litany of deprivations. Trans people are incarcerated at…