United States
America
North America
Women
Health
United States
Three inmates who claim they were sexually abused by a physician at the state women’s prison have filed a federal lawsuit against the doctor and two other medical staffers.
America
North America
United States
The money cities generate from bail bonds and conviction fines and fees is not enough to be relied upon.
America
North America
Women
United States
For five years, inmates haven’t even had the opportunity to obtain high school equivalency diplomas at the Lackawanna County Prison in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The GED program was scrapped during a county budgeting crisis in 2012 and has yet to be reinstated.
America
North America
Death penalty
United States
A recent Supreme Court judgment in the US is being hailed as a triumph by death penalty abolition advocates.
America
North America
United States
A disproportionate number of queer youth, particular lesbians and bisexual girls, end up in jail or prison in the United States, according to a study released today by researchers at UCLA. Worse, those youth are considerably more likely to be raped during their time in custody.
