Solitary Confinement

Ex-Black Panther Member Albert Woodfox Pursuing Legal Action Over his "cruel" Solitary Confinement

Albert Woodfox, a former Black Panther member, who was released last month after a more than four de...

Mar 17, 2016 06:58 AM EDT

Lawmakers Argue on Rhode Island Solitary Confinement of Inmates

Lawmakers in Rhode Island are pushing a bill that would limit solitary confinement in no more than 1...

Mar 03, 2016 07:34 AM EST

President Obama Stops Solitary Confinement for Juveniles In Federal Prisons

Barack Obama bans solitary confinement for minors. Solitary confinement leads to mental illnesses an...

Jan 26, 2016 10:08 AM EST

Colorado movie gunman sentenced to 12 lifetimes and 3,318 years

Condemning movie massacre gunman James Holmes to 12 life sentences and the maximum 3,318 years in pr...

Aug 26, 2015 08:48 PM EDT

Louisiana AG disagrees with ruling that would free 'Angola Three' inmate

Louisiana's attorney general disagreed on Friday with a federal court ruling overturning the convict...

Nov 22, 2014 04:56 AM EST

Herman Wallace: 'Angola 3' Inmate Released From Louisiana Jail After 41 Years Including Solitary Confinement

U.S. District Chief Judge Brian Jackson overturned the 1974 murder conviction of Herman Wallace, a m...

Oct 03, 2013 07:10 PM EDT