The prisoners write in carefully lettered script or on old electric typewriters. There are sometimes grammatical errors or misspellings. But the language is direct. They describe facing Stage 4 cancer ...

The Fourth Circuit ruled that a jury could find prison officials violated Tracey Edwards’ rights by shackling her during childbirth and abruptly stopping her addiction medication without assessing her ...

In the 1980s and 1990s, a series of Supreme Court decisions and a new law sought to curb "frivolous" prisoner lawsuits and give more deference to prison officials. Together, they changed the legal ...

The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution protects people from excessive bails and fines, as well as cruel punishment, but what does that mean exactly? The founding fathers wrote, “Excessive bail ...

Over a span of days, Joshua England's pleas for help became more desperate. "I've been puking all night, and now I'm puking what looks like blood," he wrote to his medical providers on May 22, 2018.

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. The prisoners write in carefully lettered script or on old electric typewriters. There are sometimes grammatical errors ...