Understaffing, systemic failures at state prison in Chesapeake led to inmate death, lawsuit alleges

Complaints of understaffing, ignored medical emergencies and other concerns at the Indian Creek Correctional Center state prison in Chesapeake are included in a recent federal lawsuit seeking ...

Buckeye prison inmate dies after cellmate altercation, officials say

Joshua Walker, 41, died after an altercation with his cellmate in Buckeye State Prison. Officials are investigating Walker's ...
Rolling Out

Why a federal prison inmate was fatally shot behind bars

A 33-year-old federal inmate’s death by gunfire has exposed troubling questions about safety protocols and transparency within America’s prison system, leaving his devastated family searching for ...

'Moral leadership' needed to stop South Dakota prison overdose deaths, inmates and activists say

Former inmates and officials say synthetic drugs like K2, frequent lockdowns and limited addiction treatment fuel overdose risks in South Dakota prisons.

I-TEAM: Another inmate dies at Elayn Hunt

ST. GABRIEL, La. (WAFB) - Another inmate at Elayn Hunt died at the prison overnight, the WAFB I-TEAM learned Tuesday morning. The most recent death marks half a dozen inmates who have died ...
New York Post

Florida death row inmate claims prison officials used expired drugs in 4 recent executions: lawsuit

A 58-year-old Florida death row inmate claimed that prison officials used expired drugs and skimped on the doses for the last four executions in the state, according to a bombshell lawsuit filed a ...
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, ...