A federal lawsuit against Utah’s Department of Corrections over where to house a transgender inmate was recently dropped by ...

Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to take over health care operations in state-run prisons ...

A Tennessee death row prisoner has declared a hunger strike, saying he is protesting issues with medical care, the quality of ...

According to an inmate who was recently released from the prison, five to six prisoners are crammed into spaces meant for two ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday revealed that logistical, security, and legal challenges are hindering the implementation of voting rights for inmates in Nigeria’s ...

In a plea agreement filed in late January, Benjamin Shoemaker agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy against rights as well as two counts of deprivation of rights.

While many expressed outrage over the frail appearance of Israeli hostages released Saturday, human rights groups raised ...

The incident is further compounded by the recent detention of two prominent human rights activists, Sevan Doraisamy and Azura Nasron from the Suaram group, who were questioned for allegedly entering ...

Pregnant inmate Caitlyn Macrery is reporting inadequate nutrition and prenatal care at Perryville State Prison as ACLU moves ...

Plaintiffs cite issues like lack of inmate segregation and mental health resources in case stemming from Angela Kimberly's ...

State lawmakers will consider a proposal to improve treatment as part of an “inmate bill of rights.” “Parents are not supposed to bury their children. Children are supposed to bury their parents,” ...

As President Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, outgoing Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens ...