jails

Outside “Remediation Manager” Will Run Rikers Island, Judge Rules

A federal judge has made a historic decision to take control of the Rikers Island jail complex away from the…

May 15, 2025

St. Louis Agrees Compensation for People Jailed at Notorious “Workhouse”

For many years, the “Workhouse” jail in St. Louis, Missouri, subjected people to horrific conditions. After a long campaign, the…

May 8, 2025

Another Death in NYC Jail, as Mayor Adams Plans to Send in ICE

The New York City jails crisis is spiraling; a 34th person is now reported to have died in custody under…

February 20, 2025

Years Pass in a County Jail, Asking for Public Defenders Who Never Answer

In the three years and two months that Pareshkumer Desai has been detained pretrial, the only time he's been inside…

December 17, 2024

Georgia’s Jails Are Less Violent Than Its Prisons. That Comes at Other Costs.

Six weeks after the United States Department of Justice published the findings of its investigation into Georgia Department of Corrections…

November 27, 2024

US Appeals Court Blocks Securus, Pay Tel Bids to Stall Prison Call Rate Caps

The landmark Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations poised to bring down costs of phone and video calls for incarcerated people will…

November 21, 2024

St. Louis Weighs What to Do With the Shuttered “Workhouse” Jail

For years, St. Louis activists have fought to shut down the city’s notorious Medium Security Institute, better known as the…

March 1, 2024

WV Governor, Chief of Staff Fighting Subpoena for Jail Civil Rights Suit

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R) is fighting a deposition that would require him to testify in October 24 in…

October 20, 2023