A multi-institution research team has conducted a multi-year study to better understand how extended and repeated stays in ...

As the use of solitary confinement in immigration detention centers increases under the Biden administration, according to the federal data, some Democratic-aligned lawmakers are demanding an end to ...

Under the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules ), it is defined as the confinement of ...

When prison inmates break the rules, they may be placed in solitary confinement—sometimes for 24, 48 or 72 hours. Although it ...

Erin Patterson’s existence inside a tiny cell at Melbourne’s all women’s maximum security prison has been described as ...

Protesters held dueling rallies outside New York City Hall Wednesday morning on solitary confinement, ahead of the City Council hearing on a bill that would change how the controversial practice is ...

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Rob Reiner was the type of dad to help his child get through a bad drug trip. Around a decade before the Hollywood film ...