Us Prisons News Today

A new watchdog report finds widespread missteps and failures that contributed to the deaths of hundreds of federal prisoners.

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Higher jail mortality is related to jail turnover rates and demographics.

Tens of thousands of books are banned from US prisons, a new report said Wednesday, including a primer on drawing, a book about tying knots and textbooks teaching inmates foreign languages.

Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America.

Russia speaks for the soonest possible return of all its nationals held in US prisons and believes this is an absolute priority, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said.

The Secret Service wraps up its investigation into cocaine at the White House with no leads, and the US president speaks in Helsinki.

The horrific death of Lashawn Thompson, a black man left to die in an insect infested cell in Atlanta's Fulton County Jail should be raising an alarm over the gross human rights violations committed in the US prison system, argues Richard Sudan.

Many of the 1000s of prisons, jails and correctional facilities around the country are in deplorable and inhumane conditions.

The Quranic story of the prophet Yusuf who was imprisoned in Egypt is one that many Muslim political prisoners draw strength & hope from. Walaa Quisay & Asim Qureshi reflect on its impact and continued relevance to prisoners & their families.