Human Rights

During Prison Banned Books Week, it is important to acknowledge that books have long served as a bridge to the outside world for incarcerated people. They allow people cut off…

Unlike the punishment for adults who’ve committed crimes, state and federal laws dictate that the juvenile justice system must provide treatment, rehabilitation and a chance to correct the missteps of…

The State of Missouri is scheduled to execute Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams on Sept. 24 for a crime that even prosecutors now say he did not commit. On Sept. 12, a…

Imagine you’re going to have a baby. You have made plans — who will be there, how you expect it to go, what you’ll need to get the infant home.…

Three years ago, after a video of Rochester police handcuffing and pepper-spraying a schoolgirl in distress reached the public, state and local officials joined in uniform outrage, calling for immediate reforms…

In July, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) limited the rates that prison telecommunications companies can charge for phone and video calling services in prisons and jails. Historically, those prison phone rates…

All nine of New York’s juvenile facilities are monitored 24-7 by video surveillance systems. Staff, youth, contractors, and volunteers undergo background checks and receive annual training on the prevention, detection,…

Since its founding in 2003, the legal services and advocacy organization If/When/How has been working to fight back against state intervention in people’s reproductive lives, including fighting for abortion access for…

People in Iran continue to endure the devastating consequences of the authorities’ brutal crackdown on the “Woman Life Freedom” uprising amid systematic impunity for crimes under international law, Amnesty International…

Defense attorneys working in juvenile courts scrutinize evidence, cross-examine police and advocate for specialized services for their young clients. But with heavy caseloads and little time to prepare for hearings,…

Students and teachers are heading back to the classroom. In addition to math, science, and language arts, many will also focus on the criminal legal system and mass incarceration. Unfortunately…

A42-year-old Black woman, Adrienne Boulware, has died in the custody of the California Department of Corrections at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla. On July 4, prison guards exposed…