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Research from the Brennan Center for Justice shows that in 2016, nearly 40 percent of the U.S. prison population — 576,000 people — were behind bars for no compelling public safety reason....
American prisons are dangerous. Most are understaffed and overpopulated. Because of inadequate supervision, people in our prisons are exposed to incredible amounts of violence, including sexual violence.
Today, prisons and jails in America are in crisis. Incarcerated people are beaten, stabbed, raped, and killed in facilities run by corrupt officials who abuse their power with impunity.
A 2023 investigation by The Marshall Project exposed how the prison department failed to fire officers it accused of abuse.
Judicial Interventions for Inhumane Prison and Jail Conditions. Despite limits imposed by statutes and court rulings, judges still have numerous tools to encourage — and when necessary, compel — the government to protect people in its custody. Hernandez D. Stroud. Published: October 24, 2023.
A whistleblower reveals how abuse of prisoners spreads from one prison to another In 2023, the Federal Bureau of Prisons shut down a troubled unit at the prison in Illinois. The former warden is ...
Following reporting by NPR and the Marshall Project, the Federal Bureau of Prisons cites a culture of abuse in shutting down one of the deadliest prison units in America.
