Prison

Egyptian authorities continue to hold the journalist under arbitrary and illegal detention without trial.

A prisoner on long-term remand in Zambia works to heal his relationship with his wife and young daughter.

Florida is a crucial state in US President Donald Trump’s re-election strategy and this decision...

Ahead of the 2020 presidential election, we ask whether voting rights should be extended to convicted...

Exclusive investigation into death of Terrill Thomas exposes how inmates with mental illness do not get adequate care.

The 2016 death of Terrill Thomas in Milwaukee exposes how inmates with mental illnesses fail to get adequate care.

California jails have seen dramatic increases, prompting 10,000 people to sign a petition calling for prison releases.

The prison’s first cases occurred in June, climbing to over 500 in one month and more than quadrupling this week.

Poor Nigerian inmates can wait years for their cases to go to trial, but now a group of lawyers are fighting the system.

Sirous Asgari was accused of stealing federal trade secrets but was acquitted last November after being held for years.

Many formerly imprisoned women of colour return to neighbourhoods transformed beyond recognition. What awaits them?

Lawyers must navigate new challenges after years of twists and delays in the US’s complex system of remote justice.

The pandemic, and its increasing human toll, have finally started a conversation in the US about mass imprisonment.

Government releasing 10,000 inmates, but campaigners say more has to be done because prisons are so overcrowded.