Mar 03 Armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison in latest escalation of violent conflict with police By Evens Sanon, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 28 Justice Department finds problems with violence, gangs and poor conditions in 3 Mississippi prisons By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department says Mississippi is failing to protect inmates in three prisons from violence because it does not adequately supervise incarcerated people, control contraband or investigate harm and misconduct. Continue reading
Nov 02 This New Orleans ‘genius’ is on a quest to learn more about rising deaths in prisons By Roby Chavez Andrea Armstrong has become a leading expert whose research sheds light on the harmful conditions people in prison face in the United States. Continue reading
Sep 11 Why deaths in Louisiana prisons are on the rise By Roby Chavez There's been a growing number of people who have died while in Louisiana prisons, jails, and juvenile detention centers, according to a report released this summer. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 8:54 People in prison struggle to survive unrelenting heat without air conditioning By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Azhar Merchant, Satvi Sunkara The extreme heat scorching much of the country is particularly brutal for incarcerated Americans. In Texas, more than two-thirds of prisoner living areas lack air conditioning. Earlier in 2023, an effort to include funding for prison air conditioning in the… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 5:56 Investigation reveals culture of abuse inside New York state prisons By Geoff Bennett, Tess Conciatori, Ian Couzens An investigation by the Marshall Project and the New York Times sheds light on an alarming culture of abuse inside New York state prisons. A review of officer disciplinary records found hundreds of incidents of abuse and mistreatment, and a… Continue watching
Jan 01 14 killed in attack on Mexican prison in Ciudad Juarez By Associated Press Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored vehicles attacked a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas, according to state officials. Continue reading
Dec 30 From student debt to Bono, here are 6 updates on 2022 NewsHour stories By Hannah Grabenstein As the year comes to a close, the PBS NewsHour followed up on six stories we reported on in 2022. Continue reading
Dec 27 Oklahoma has tried to lower its incarceration rate. But many obstacles face the newly released By Adam Kemp Oklahoma no longer has the highest incarceration rate in the U.S. But advocates say the state needs to provide more support for those who face life after prison. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 8:00 How politics is disrupting the vaccine rollout for inmates Prisons and jails have been hit hard by the pandemic, with major outbreaks across the country. But when it comes to allocating scarce vaccines, states have dramatically different ideas about how inmates should be prioritized. And the experience of one… Continue watching