05 Apr Another Update: USP Tucson Avoids Oversight Month Later
It's been a month since we published our original story on the gun incident at USP Tucson. Accountability still seems impossible.
Prison Safety Tag
01 Mar Update: Last Week’s Story About USP Tucson and the BOP
The BOP response to the gun incident at USP Tucson continues to baffle the loved ones of the campers who could have died that day.
23 Feb BOP Transparency Vows Over USP Tucson Gun Incident Meant Nothing
A husband tried to murder his wife in a visiting room at the BOP's minimum-security camp at USP Tucson. The BOP did virtually nothing.
28 Jun It’s Not The Ritz: Attitudes About Prison Conditions In America
Discussions about prison conditions are in the media now more than ever. But, for the most part, they haven't led to any action. Why?
07 Apr Something Rotten in Alabama: Death Rampant in State’s Prisons
Violence has become somewhat ordinary in Alabama prisons. But lawmakers don't want to make changes for fear of seeming "soft on crime."
18 Dec Incarcerated People Can’t Legally Consent To Sex With Prison Guards
Incarcerated people can't legally consent to sex with prison guards, but the media refuses to describe it in any other way.
21 Jul COVID-19 in Prisons Seriously Affects Surrounding Communities
Scientists have made note of how COVID-19 in prisons affects local communities and exacerbates the pandemic for all Americans. Now, with the Delta variant causing renewed alarm, it is important to understand how infection inside prisons could fuel outbreaks around the country.
04 Mar Mortality Rates in American Jails and Prisons Are on the Rise
The mortality rates in American prisons and jails is on the rise, and Oklahoma's recent numbers show how bad the problem is.
19 Feb Historic Winter Storm Leaves Texas Prisoners Battling Extreme Temperatures in State Prisons
Courts have repeatedly said that extreme temperatures in prisons are unlawful, but with no oversight most states have little accountability.