Prisoner rights
Illinois state Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, introduces Senate Bill 825, an election omnibus bill which would change Illinois' 2022 primary election from March 15 to June 28 along with voter access changes, on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Monday, May 31, 2021. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)
While states restrict voting, Illinois would expand access

By John O'connor Jun. 06, 2021 09:38 AM EDT

Archdiocese sues Wisconsin over prisoner visit restrictions

May. 07, 2021 10:01 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed a lawsuit Friday demanding state corrections officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to...

UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence

By Edith M. Lederer Apr. 13, 2021 01:45 AM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a cruel...

Conservative law firm demands ministers see prisoners

Apr. 01, 2021 08:28 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative law firm wants state corrections officials to relax COVID-19 safety protocols and allow volunteer ministers to visit prison...

A supporter of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro places his image on a car during a gathering commemorating the 1964 military coup that established a decades-long dictatorship, in the Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned the previous day following Bolsonaro’s replacement of the defense minister, causing widespread apprehension of a military shakeup to serve the president’s political interests. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil's government celebrates military coup anniversary

By Mauricio Savarese And Diane Jeantet Mar. 31, 2021 07:46 PM EDT

N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper listens to a question during a briefing at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
Cooper, N.C. prison officials agree to release 3,500 inmates

By Bryan Anderson Feb. 25, 2021 03:50 PM EST

NAACP files suit over virus outbreak at Georgia prison

By Russ Bynum Jan. 22, 2021 03:33 PM EST
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The NAACP has filed suit against Georgia prison officials, blaming a lack of COVID-19 testing and insufficient safeguards for an outbreak...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 12:30 PM EST
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Jan. 11 The Sun Sentinel on the state's...

13th Conn. prisoner dies, ACLU calls for inmate vaccinations

By Pat Eaton-Robb Dec. 22, 2020 03:28 PM EST
Another Connecticut prison inmate died from complications of COVID-19 on Tuesday and prisoner-rights advocates called on Gov. Ned Lamont to do more to protect...

FILE - In this July 9, 2020, file photo, a correctional officer closes the main gate at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. In prisons around the country, COVID-19 outbreaks have followed transfers of prisoners or prison workers. Families of those who’ve died from the virus in California prisons have directly blamed transfers for the uncontrolled spread of disease, including an outbreak at San Quentin State Prison that led to 28 deaths. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
COVID-19 spikes follow in prisons after inmate transfers

By Cary Aspinwall Of The Marshall Project And Ed White Of The Associated Press Dec. 21, 2020 06:06 AM EST

State faults officers' use of force against ICE detainees

Dec. 15, 2020 04:07 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Officers at a Dartmouth detention center used excessive force when they deployed pepper spray, police dogs and a flash bang device against...

Family members of the inmates of Sri Lanka's Mahara prison complex gather demanding to know the present condition of their relatives following an overnight unrest in Mahara, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Sri Lankan officials say six inmates were killed and 35 others were injured when guards opened fire to control a riot at a prison on the outskirts of the capital. Two guards were critically injured. Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka's overcrowded prisons. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Rights group asks Sri Lanka to probe deadly prison unrest

By Krishan Francis Dec. 01, 2020 12:29 AM EST

A family member of an inmate cries demanding the authorities reveal the condition of her relative as others console her outside the Mahara prison complex following an overnight unrest in Mahara, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Sri Lankan officials say six inmates were killed and 35 others were injured when guards opened fire to control a riot at a prison on the outskirts of the capital. Two guards were critically injured. Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka's overcrowded prisons. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Asia Today: 8 dead in pandemic unrest at Sri Lanka prison

Nov. 30, 2020 02:27 AM EST

Sri Lankan inmates of the Mahara prison come out from a damaged building following an overnight unrest in Mahara, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Sri Lankan officials say six inmates were killed and 35 others were injured when guards opened fire to control a riot at a prison on the outskirts of the capital. Two guards were critically injured. Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka's overcrowded prisons. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lankan prison riot leaves 8 inmates dead, 59 injured

By Bharatha Mallawarachi Nov. 29, 2020 01:57 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Nov. 27, 2020 04:06 PM EST
Recent editorials of regional and national interest from New England’s newspapers: CONNECTICUT: Thanksgiving amid...

Lebanese anti-government activists protest outside a Lebanese court, as they demanding the improving judicial independence, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. A year after anti-government protests roiled Lebanon, dozens of protesters are being tried before military courts that human rights lawyers say grossly violate due process and fail to investigate allegations of torture and abuse. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
In Lebanon, army courts target anti-government protesters

By Amir-Hussein Radjy Nov. 22, 2020 01:40 AM EST

FILE - In this Monday, May 4, 2020 file photo, visitors sunbathe after the beach officially reopened to the public in Clearwater Beach, Fla., after coronavirus restrictions were lifted. The pandemic caught fire in Florida this summer as the state's rapid reopening allowed people to flock to beaches, Disney World, movie theaters and bars. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
The Latest: ACLU: New Mexico not protecting inmates' health

By The Associated Press Aug. 24, 2020 01:26 AM EDT

Groups: Muslim detainees at Miami facility are served pork

Aug. 20, 2020 02:57 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Immigrant rights advocates say that Muslim detainees at a Florida facility are being served meals that include pork in violation of their...

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2015 file photo, a Muslim Brotherhood member waves his hand from a defendants cage in a courtroom in Torah prison, southern Cairo, Egypt. A leading human rights group says the coronavirus has struck several Egyptian prisons and killed several detainees, as authorities seek to stifle news of the virus’s spread behind bars. Human Rights Watch, released an extensive report Monday, July 20, 2020 documenting multiple cases of detainees who died after experiencing virus symptoms without being tested or receiving adequate medical treatment. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
Watchdog: Virus stalks Egypt's prisons amid news blackout

Jul. 20, 2020 11:52 PM EDT

Report: Detainees at high virus risk in crowded Yemen jail

By Noha Elhennawy Jul. 02, 2020 05:19 AM EDT
CAIRO (AP) — A leading rights group Thursday accused secessionist Yemeni authorities of holding detainees at an overcrowded detention center in the country's...