Nation Jan 18 Texas prisoners stage hunger strike to protest use of solitary confinement 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 NewsHour
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 NewsHour
Poetry Sep 05 How death row inmates at San Quentin are using poetry to examine the prison system — and themselves 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… By Elizabeth Flock
Arts Dec 03 ‘Everybody wants to be seen’ — exhibit showcases LGBTQ artists in prison “On the Inside,” an exhibition at the Abrons Art Center in New York City, showcases work produced by LGBTQ prisoners. By Corinne Segal
Jan 26 Watch 8:23 Citing second chances, Obama pledges solitary confinement reform By PBS NewsHour 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 NewsHour 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
Aug 11 Prison reform advocates hope one Supreme Court justice will help end solitary confinement By Sam Hananel, Associated Press Prison reform advocates who have spent years campaigning against solitary confinement are counting on a powerful new ally in their quest to end the practice — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Continue reading
Aug 11 Advocates against solitary confinement see hope in Justice Kennedy’s comments By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Prison reform advocates who have spent years campaigning against solitary confinement are counting on a powerful new ally in their quest to end the practice — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Continue reading