New York Prisons Accused of Defying Judge on Solitary Confinement

The illegal practices continued despite a judge’s order last year that corrections officials follow state law on the issue, a civil liberties group said in a court filing.

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A Risky Bet: Louisville’s Democratic Mayor Accommodates ICE

Craig Greenberg’s move, requested by the Trump administration, allows federal agents more time to detain immigrants who are held at the city’s jail.

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4 Inmates Are Killed in Less Than a Month at Nevada Prisons, State Says

The homicides appear to be unrelated, according to prison officials, who said that drugs were believed to have been a contributing factor.

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Mentally Ill Detainees Are Trapped in Legal Limbo, Lawsuit Says

A suit accuses New York State’s mental health system of delaying treatment to restore people to competency, leaving them to languish on Rikers Island.

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A City in Kansas Is Suing Over a Planned ICE Detention Center

Leavenworth, Kan., was forged by the corrections industry, but residents are divided over plans for a privately operated immigration detention site in town.

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Iran Is Holding at Least 4 US Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say

Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held since 2024.

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How U.S. Officials Grappled With the Release of a Triple Murderer

The decision to free an American convicted of murder in a prisoner swap with Venezuela threatened to undercut President Trump’s claims of keeping the worst of the worst out of the United States.

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Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein Associate, Moved to Minimum-Security Women’s Prison in Texas

The longtime Epstein associate, now serving a 20-year sentence, was relocated from a federal prison in Florida about a week after being interviewed by a Justice Department official.

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They Served Their Time for Sex Crimes. The State Won’t Let Them Go.

New Jersey’s secure treatment center for detaining sex offenders is supposed to keep the public safe. Critics say it violates civil liberties.

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Illinois Man Convicted in Killing of Palestinian American Boy Dies in Custody

Joseph Czuba, who was convicted of killing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi in 2023, died two months after a judge sentenced him to 53 years in prison. He was 73.

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