Last year, activists pushed for a referendum to ban solitary confinement in Lehigh County jail. The effort failed, but it started a discussion about the controversial issue.

We are witnessing the geometric expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the community, the crowding of correctional facilities with ICE detainees, and the rapid construction of ...

Survey of people held in solitary confinement reveals its devastating psychological impact Part 1 of a series This two-part guest essay comes from Solitary Watch, a nonprofit watchdog organization ...

Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running effort that has seen fits and starts of legislation and court cases ...