Prisons

US has more prisoners, prisons than any other country

America's incarceration rates are highest in the world

Natasha Lennard 18 Topics: Prisons, Bloomberg News, Prison Industrial Complex, For-profit prisons, Incarceration rates

The ACLU and Human Rights Watch say the government should ban solitary for offenders under 18

David Crary, Associated Press Topics: ACLU, From the Wires, Prisons, Human Rights Watch, Solitary Confinement

A new NYCLU report details widespread use and harmful effects of extreme isolation in state prisons

Natasha Lennard Topics: New York, Prisons, Solitary Confinement, NYCLU, State Prisons, Prison System

GEO Group, a private prison company, hopes to secure a lucrative contract early next month

Siddhartha Mahanta, The American Independent Topics: The American Independent, Prisons, Private Prisons, Government, Virginia