California has transferred hundreds of condemned men from San Quentin’s death row to other prisons as part of a plan to transform the facility into a model for rehabilitation. Nearly one-third of ...

Supporters say Krystal Clark is suffering from a fungal infection caused by black mold at Women's Huron Valley Prison and may not survive until her parole date ...

LAREDO — A 27-year-old Laredo woman has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for her role in a large-scale human smuggling operation, federal authorities announced. Giovana Lozano ...

In the mid-1900s, North Nashville was a thriving cultural and economic hub for the Black community. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 led to the demolition of many Black-owned homes and businesses ...

A Black volunteer who has spent two decades leading a weekly group helping prisoners prepare for release from Portland’s Columbia River Correctional Institution was barred from the prison last week ...

On April 2, the Cuban government announced the release of 2,010 prisoners, framing it as a “humanitarian gesture.” While the announcement raised hopes among many political prisoners’ families, neither ...

The Cuban government said late Thursday it has pardoned and released 2,010 prisoners, a sweeping move that comes as the island nation grapples with intense pressure from the Trump administration, ...

Cuba’s government will free 2,010 prisoners in the largest such release in years, it announced Thursday, as the island buckles under increasing pressure from the Trump administration. The government ...

The Cuban government said the releases were a humanitarian gesture during Holy Week. It was not clear if they were related to ongoing negotiations between Cuba and the United States. By Francesca ...

Cuba says amnesty is a humanitarian gesture, denies acting under US pressure Prisoners convicted of serious crimes excluded from release, state media reports Rights groups urge transparency, say ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. NC used prison labor, mostly Black men (and some women), to first build Swannanoa Tunnel About 3,000–3,500 inmates worked the ...

Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus members confronted Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain about poor prison conditions. Lawmakers cited mold, roof leaks, and a 14-hour power outage at the Mississippi ...