Judge’s ruling was not disclosed to jurors in two trials and can only now be revealed after reporting restrictions lifted

Krystal Lowe wrote and recorded this song for her 2-year-old in a Kansas prison. Instead of baby talk, she urges her daughter to know her worth.

Tomorrow, the Cook County Board of Commissioners Technology Committee is set to consider a proposal from the Sheriff’s Office to obtain Briefcam for monitoring people incarcerated in Cook County Jail....

Death row exonerees and advocates appeal to Gov. Bill Lee to halt execution of Tony Carruthers to allow for DNA testing of untested evidence.

Tennessee's media blackout on death penalty cases sets it apart from other states. Access to death row inmates has been eliminated since 2015.

The Power of Attorney played shows with superstars, went to industry parties, and wore outside clothes — all under the watch of armed guards.

In cities where ICE operations have surged, community members are walking kids to school.

Some employees at a Texas federal prison that holds high-profile women including Ghislaine Maxwell said they faced retaliation for reporting abuse.

In response to the growing lockdown crisis in prisons across the country, we asked FAMM members to share how repeated and prolonged…

Incarcerated people in West Virginia filed a lawsuit arguing that the nation's largest prison food provider violates consumer protections.

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The rappers argue that James Broadnax’s case exemplifies a larger problem in American courtrooms: The use of rap lyrics as evidence.

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Home for Good Legislation Unveiled Advocates from across Illinois are working with Illinois Rep. Maurice West and Sen. Adriane Johnson to pass Home for Good (SB 4162), a comprehensive and compassionat...

The wildly popular children's educator is taking on ICE's notorious family detention center.

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‘People will die,’ an advocate warns, as standard treatments for gender dysphoria are replaced with therapy and antidepressants after Trump’s order.

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