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
Jan 13 New York City ends solitary confinement for prisoners under 21 By Shehryar Nabi New York City will prohibit solitary confinement for inmates under the age of 21, shifting away from its previous policy. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch U.S. attorney finds Rikers Island officers use force ‘first’ against adolescent inmates By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Rand Paul, Cory Booker team up for bipartisan reform of criminal justice system By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Calif. Inmates ‘Prepared to Starve Themselves’ to Protest Indefinite Isolation Calif. Inmates 'Prepared to Starve Themselves' to Protest Indefinite Isolation… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Freed Iranian-American Describes Detention in Tehran Haleh Esfandiari, an Iranian-American from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, spent 105 days in an Iranian prison on suspicion of trying to undermine the government before her release last month. She speaks of her ordeal with Gwen Ifill. Continue watching