Human Rights

The housing and affordability crisis is getting worse, and more people around the country are facing the grim reality of homelessness and the criminalization that accompanies it. Rather than treating…

Luke Thornhill is scheduled to be released from an Oregon prison in four years. He’s terrified he might die before then due to medical delays in prison. He has family waiting for…

The California Legislature has greenlit SB 254, a bill put forward by Sen. Nancy Skinner, aimed at reopening news media access in prisons. The legislation, including access for state lawmakers…

Receiving opioid treatment, particularly opioid agonist treatment (OAT), in prison and after release into the community substantially cuts the risk of death among people who use drugs, a new study…

When California’s workplace safety board created important indoor heat protections for workers earlier this year, the policy exempted incarcerated workers. California’s governor cited cost concerns, but this unjust exclusion was…

Another person has died in Los Angeles County jails, marking the 23rd in-custody death in an LA jail so far this year and the 68th since the start of 2023.…

For decades, United States Representative Hal Rogers has worked to bring a new federal prison to his district in eastern Kentucky—specifically, at the site of a former coal mine in…

Money is power in the United States, and mass incarceration plays a major role in determining who can wield power and who can’t. As we’ve noted repeatedly over the years,…

He spends hours on the phone with officers from across the U.S. and Canada who need help navigating the perils of reporting their coworkers’ misconduct. It’s been his primary role…

Angela Williams’ life was forever altered on Christmas Eve 2017 when she learned that Troy, Alabama, cops had severely beaten her 17-year-old son, Ulysses Wilkerson. Law enforcement officials said cops…

In most states, people incarcerated in prisons must pay medical copays and fees for physician visits, medications, dental treatment, and other health services. While they may be as little as…

When a 2016 California law made it possible for Lance Gonzalez to shorten his lengthy prison sentence by completing more rehabilitation programs and education, he hit the ground running. Gonzalez “poured…