Politics Jan 19 NYC Mayor Adams vetoes bills banning solitary confinement in jails and expanding reporting of police stops By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press
Politics Dec 20 New York City Council approves bill banning solitary confinement in city jails The bill places a four-hour limit on isolating inmates who pose an immediate risk of violence to others or themselves in "de-escalation" units. By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press
Nation Jan 18 Watch 5:28 Texas prisoners stage hunger strike to protest use of solitary confinement Dozens of inmates in Texas prisons have been staging a hunger strike for more than a week. They want a change in the way prison officials use indefinite solitary confinement. About 3,100 Texas prisoners are now in solitary and hundreds… By John Yang, Karina Cuevas
Episode Sep 23 Watch 25:01 September 23, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, Sept. 23, President Trump prepares to address world leaders at the UN General Assembly, and scientists study the impact of microplastics on humans and the environment. Also, architects cite human rights violations in a campaign… By PBS News Hour
Nation Sep 23 Watch 8:37 Architects designing for prisons confront ethical questions The number of prisons in the U.S. has exploded from nearly 500 in the 1970s to almost 2,000 today, becoming a source of business for the architects who design them. But some in the profession are urging fellow architects to… By PBS News Hour
Sep 05 How death row inmates at San Quentin are using poetry to examine the prison system — and themselves By Elizabeth Flock Prison literature has a long and rich history, stretching back to Jack London, Nelson Algren and Malcolm X. The genre includes powerful work from prisoners incarcerated on death row, which is often surfaced with the help of activists or artists… Continue reading
Dec 03 ‘Everybody wants to be seen’ — exhibit showcases LGBTQ artists in prison By Corinne Segal “On the Inside,” an exhibition at the Abrons Art Center in New York City, showcases work produced by LGBTQ prisoners. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 8:23 Citing second chances, Obama pledges solitary confinement reform By PBS News Hour President Obama has pledged to ban solitary confinement for juveniles in the federal prison system and to reform the rules for other prisoners. What effect will his executive actions have? Hari Sreenivasan discusses the proposed changes with Maurice Chammah of… Continue watching
Jan 26 Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles in fed prisons By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Monday he will ban the use of solitary confinement for juvenile and low-level offenders in federal prisons, citing the potential for "devastating, lasting psychological consequences" from the use of the isolation as punishment. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 7:09 News Wrap: California to sharply scale back solitary confinement By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a new California policy limits the use of solitary confinement to gang members who commit new crimes in prison. Also, a county clerk in Kentucky has refused again to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples,… Continue watching