News & Commentary about Prisoners' Rights

The National Prison Project is dedicated to ensuring that our nation's prisons, jails, and detention centers comply with the Constitution, domestic law, and human rights principles.

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Jun 25, 2018

Arizona Prison Officials Found in Contempt for Massive Prison Health Care Scandal

Jun 20, 2018

How a Montana Prison Is Reforming Its Treatment of People With Disabilities

Jun 15, 2018

People in Jail Deserve Effective Drug Treatment Not Forced Withdrawal

Apr 23, 2018

Why Mississippi Officials Needed to Answer for Inhumane and Dangerous Prison Conditions

Mar 5, 2018

The East Mississippi Correctional Facility Is 'Hell on Earth'

Feb 28, 2018

Time Has Come to Save Mentally Ill Inmates From Solitary Confinement

Feb 9, 2018

Arizona Needs Laws That Protect Women Prisoners’ Menstrual Health

Jan 29, 2018

My First Night on Death Row as an Innocent Man

Jan 25, 2018

Pennsylvania Imposes Permanent Solitary on Prisoners Facing Death

Jan 11, 2018

How Poor Health Care Turned Walter Jordan’s Prison Sentence Into a Death Sentence