Prison Conditions

Justice Department to End Use of Private Prisons

08.19.16

Investigation Reveals Pattern of Prisoner Abuse in Private Prison Transport Industry

07.27.16

Albert Woodfox Released After 40 Years in Solitary Confinement

02.24.16

Private Prison Phone Companies Lobbied for Criminalization of Cell Phones in Prisons

02.08.16

President Obama Bans Solitary Confinement for Juveniles in Federal Prisons

01.26.16

Homicide Rate in Alabama Prisons Highest in History

01.04.16

Justice Department Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea in Alabama Police Brutality Case

11.24.15

EJI Remembers the Life and Work of Prisoners’ Rights Champion Al Bronstein

10.27.15

FCC Officially Reduces Prison Phone Call Rates

10.23.15

Use of Solitary Confinement Is Reduced in California

09.08.15

Solitary Confinement Leads to “Social Death”

08.12.15

U.S. Department of Education Launches Second Chance Pell Pilot Program for Incarcerated Individuals

07.31.15

Justice Kennedy Condemns Solitary Confinement

06.26.15

Justice Department Reaches Agreement with State of Alabama to Protect Women Prisoners From Sexual Abuse

06.10.15

Justice Department Calls for Release of More Elderly and Infirm Inmates

05.08.15

Sexual Violence in Prison Remains Serious Problem

04.27.15