California created havens for gang ‘dropouts.’ It made prisons even more violent

A system designed to protect state inmates who wish to leave gangs has backfired, leading to increased violence fueled by ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘The Alabama Solution’ Documentarians on Collaborating With Incarcerees to Expose the Horrors of Alabama’s Prison System

Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman discussed their film with The Hollywood Reporter at the recent SCAD Savannah Film Festival. By Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards After they left that day, ...
The New York Times

They, Too, Died After Beatings by Guards. No One Raised an Alarm.

Two brutal killings, less than three months apart, in New York State’s prison system raised troubling questions: Had other inmates met similar fates? By Jan Ransom Jan Ransom has been covering the ...
CBS News

3 convicted murderers at Central California prison suspected of killing fellow inmate

Three convicted killers who are serving sentences at Salinas Valley State Prison in Central California are suspected of killing a fellow inmate during an attack Thursday morning. According to the ...
KTAR News

2 Arizona prison inmates killed in gang-related attacks in under a week

PHOENIX – A West Valley inmate died Tuesday after the second recent fatal gang-related attack in an Arizona prison, authorities said. Jacob Major, 43, died at a Goodyear hospital after an attack at ...