Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison for Theranos fraud
Holmes was convicted on charges related to defrauding investors who poured hundreds of millions of dollars into her blood-testing company, believing it would revolutionize health care.(Image credit:...
View ArticleTrans people struggle to find housing after prison. This group is trying to help
Beyond These Walls, a trans-led group out of the Pacific Northwest, provides reentry services for LGBTQ individuals leaving prison.
View ArticleAt least 10 people are dead and 20 escaped after a prison riot in Juárez, Mexico
The riot occurred at the notorious Cereso state prison in Juárez. The mayor, Cruz Pérez Cuéllar, told local media that armed gunmen had entered the prison.
View ArticleThroughline Presents: White Lies
It all started with a photograph. A photograph from 1991 of a prison takeover in rural Alabama. A photograph of a group of men on the roof of that prison holding a bedsheet scrawled with a message:...
View ArticleDeaths in custody are a crisis, and data on them is a black hole, a new...
A new report indicates that the federal government severely undercounts people who died while being transported, detained or arrested by law enforcement and those who died while incarcerated.(Image...
View ArticleChelsea Manning had to fight to transition in prison. She wants better for...
Manning first came to public scrutiny and was incarcerated for leaking classified information. She aims to use that attention to shed light on the struggles trans people face in U.S. prisons.(Image...
View ArticleA trans inmate wins health care and will move to women's prison after suing...
Christina Lusk sued over harassment, assault and discrimination she says she experienced while incarcerated. In its settlement of the case, Minnesota will grant her access to gender-affirming care.
View ArticlePrison sexual assault victims can now petition for compassionate release
Advocates are hoping more survivors of sexual assaults in federal prison can use a new method to win early release.
View ArticleThey said her disabled brother died in prison naturally. A lawsuit alleges...
On Feb. 5, 2022, Charles Givens was found unresponsive in his cell at Marion Correctional Treatment Center. An autopsy and other documentation indicate Givens suffered a beating, a lawsuit...
View ArticlePennsylvania inmate escaped by crab-walking up a prison wall, video shows
The details of Danelo Cavalcante's escape, including that he got out using the same route another prisoner took in May, were released as police flooded a search zone of increasingly worried...
View ArticleWhat we know about the search for escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante
A manhunt stretches into its eighth day and a tower guard has been placed on leave amid an investigation into Danelo Cavalcante's escape. Here are the latest updates.(Image credit: Chester County...
View ArticleWhat it takes to search for a fugitive
The manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from a prison near Philadelphia last month, is nearing the two-week mark. So how do authorities find him?
View ArticleA warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death threats
He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary in Illinois but says his own staff and Bureau of Prisons officials blocked his efforts.
View ArticlePeople in prison explain what music means to them — and how they access it
Three people incarcerated at prisons across the U.S. spoke to NPR's Morning Edition about how music helps them reconnect with the past, endure the present and envision the future.
View ArticleHaiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreaks
Haiti's government declared a state of emergency and curfew Sunday in a bid to regain control after violence over the weekend saw armed gang members storm the country's two biggest prisons.(Image...
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