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#sean-combs
fromAol
1 month ago
US politics

Lockdowns and fights: Sean 'Diddy' Combs back in Brooklyn jail ahead of sentencing

fromAol
1 month ago
US politics

Lockdowns and fights: Sean 'Diddy' Combs back in Brooklyn jail ahead of sentencing

more#sean-combs
Social justice
fromTruthout
5 days ago

Texas Prison Guards Routinely Use Tear Gas on Incarcerated Women. It Must Stop.

Tear gas, deployed against minor infractions in women's prisons, poses severe health risks, particularly affecting women's reproductive health.
fromTruthout
6 days ago

A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention

Conditions in ICE detention are often shocking and degrading for individuals who are used to normal living standards.
Public health
fromFlowingData
1 week ago

Heat in prison cells

Unsafe temperatures in prison cells due to inadequate air conditioning are reported across nearly half of state prisons in 29 states.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

British couple held in Iran moved to separate prisons heightening welfare concerns

The prison Lindsay has been transferred to is one of the worst in the world, with human rights groups reporting dire conditions. I worry more than I was ever.
UK news
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail, will remain at notorious N.Y. prison until October sentencing

Diddy will remain in federal custody until sentencing after a judge denied his motion for release.
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

'Hell on Earth': Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse

Carlos Daniel Teran, 19, recalled his prison warden at CECOT telling him they would never leave, emphasizing the bleak conditions he faced in El Salvador's mega-prison.
US politics
#venezuela
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Venezuela to investigate alleged torture of its citizens in El Salvador jail

Venezuela will investigate El Salvador's president and officials for alleged human rights abuses against Venezuelan detainees.
Video evidence of former detainees recounts torture and medical neglect.
#lgbtq-rights
more#lgbtq-rights
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Organizers Call for Shutdown of Immigrant Jails as Trump Expands Incarceration

Undocumented immigrant incarceration has surged under Trump's administration, with funding for deportation and enforcement rising significantly.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Cockroach-infested jail detained inmates illegally

HMP Pentonville is in special measures due to overcrowding, mismanagement of prison terms, and unacceptable living conditions for inmates.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Prisoners let out in error' or held illegally in squalid' prison, watchdog warns

HMP Pentonville experiences severe overcrowding, inmate mismanagement, and poor living conditions, prompting urgent governmental intervention.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Cockroach-infested jail put into special measures for illegally detaining prisoners

A cockroach-infested jail which illegally detained prisoners for longer than their release date has been put into special measures by a watchdog, exposing critical failures in the prison system.
UK news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The punishment for protesting in Cuba: Beatings, solitary confinement and sleep deprivation

"The punishments inflicted on detainees from the protests that began on July 11, 2021, in Cuba span a wide range of abuses, according to a Human Rights Watch report."
Social justice
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Abrego Garcia says he was severely beaten in Salvadoran prison

Kilmar Abrego Garcia experienced severe mistreatment, including beatings and psychological torture, after being mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Abrego Garcia's Lawyers Say He Endured Beatings, Torture in El Salvador Prison

Kilmar Abrego Garcia experienced severe human rights abuses after wrongful deportation to CECOT in El Salvador.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was tortured in Salvadorian prison, court filing alleges

Kilmar Abrego Garcia faced torture and inhumane conditions in El Salvador's Cecot prison after being wrongfully deported from Maryland.
frombrooklyneagle.com
1 month ago

Judge rejects gun dealer's shank defense at MDC

Judge Kuntz sentenced Raymond Minaya to over 11 years for gun trafficking, rejecting leniency despite claims of needing weapons for protection.
NYC politics
fromGothamist
2 months ago

Newark, NJ mayor raises alarms over reports of chaos at ICE facility

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka raises concerns about conditions for migrants at a private prison, highlighting inadequate food and lack of oversight.
Cannabis
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

People think prison is for rehabilitation. It is all lies': could community service work better than jail?

Colombia's female prison crisis is exacerbated by harsh drug laws, leading to severe overcrowding and dire conditions for inmates.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Revealed: Saudi Arabia's secretive rehabilitation prisons' for disobedient women

Women in Saudi Arabia are often confined in secretive jails for perceived disobedience to societal norms.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Guardian view on young offenders: amid rising violence, they need support to change | Editorial

The recent accounts from mothers of young offenders reveal a disturbing trend of normalised violence, fear, and drug prevalence within HMP Swinfen Hall.
UK politics
UK news
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

A Mother's Hunger Strike Challenges Two Nations

Alaa Abd el-Fattah highlights systemic oppression in Egypt through his activism, revealing the harsh conditions faced by political prisoners.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

British woman held in Sri Lanka on drug offences

A British woman, Charlotte May Lee, was arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly trying to smuggle 101lbs of kush.
Lee claims she was unaware of the drugs in her suitcase, suggesting they were planted by someone else.
Brooklyn
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

They Wanted to Have Fewer Prisons. Instead, They Got a Prisoner's Worst Nightmare.

Incarcerated individuals face severe conditions, with particular institutions like Green Haven being notorious for their harsh realities.
#el-salvador
fromNew York Post
3 months ago
US news

Tren de Aragua gangbangers in CECOT jeer and shout in first ever look inside wing of hellhole Salvadoran prison

fromNew York Post
3 months ago
US news

Tren de Aragua gangbangers in CECOT jeer and shout in first ever look inside wing of hellhole Salvadoran prison

more#el-salvador
#transgender-rights
fromAdvocate.com
3 months ago
SF LGBT

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signs bill banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates

Georgia's new law bans state funding for gender-affirming care for most transgender inmates.
fromNew York Post
3 months ago
US politics

Trans baby killer filed $3.5M lawsuit against Trump for 'transphobic' views that led to alleged sexual assaults behind bars

Autumn Cordellion, a transgender woman, blames Trump for violence faced in prison, filing a lawsuit claiming his remarks led to her assaults.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 months ago

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signs bill banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates

Georgia's new law bans state funding for gender-affirming care for most transgender inmates.
fromNew York Post
3 months ago
US politics

Trans baby killer filed $3.5M lawsuit against Trump for 'transphobic' views that led to alleged sexual assaults behind bars

more#transgender-rights
NYC parents
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Exclusive | Female National Guard members deployed in NY prisons allegedly filmed while undressing: 'Incredibly disturbing'

National Guard members in New York prisons face unacceptable treatment, including humiliating surveillance and exposure to noxious fumes.
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Former death row prisoners fight attempt to move them to one of the nation's harshest prisons.

Condemned prisoners are suing the federal government against a transfer to a supermax prison, arguing it violates their rights post-commutation.
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