Orange is the New Black is also a comment on systemic injustices and prisoners' rights. This show transforms the portrayal of women by treating them as multidimensional individuals, breaking the ...

The charges stemmed from a January 2021 incident involving the alleged forcible removal of inmates from their cells.

Fifteen guards were charged in the 2021 beatdown that gravely injured several imprisoned women. A judge found case delays ...

Fourteen former corrections officers and staff no longer face criminal charges related to the violent overnight cell ...

A judge dismissed the indictment, citing prosecutorial mismanagement by the state. Eleven out of the 14 staff members were indicted for aggravated assault charges. Gov. Phil Murphy closed a portion of ...

Prison officials say no foul play is suspected, but the victim’s mother alleges her daughter was beaten and extorted before dying in custody.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As climate change exacerbates the risks of extreme heat across California, the state’s prison officials plan to embark ...

When Sheqweetta Vaughan gave birth to a healthy baby boy at Southern Regional Medical Center in January, the joyous occasion was short-lived. Vaughan had just entered the state prison system to begin ...

An Army sergeant sentenced to life in prison for assault, kidnapping and dozens of other crimes died in his Fort Leavenworth ...

Author: Mzia Amaglobeli, September 27, 2025, published in The Guardian My fellow journalists are putting their lives in ...