The proposals seek to close loopholes in state law allowing slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishment.

State lawmakers across the country have proposed bills offering stronger protections.

Three trans women say a Pennsylvania law has caused them to lose opportunities, put them in danger, and prevented them from living fully as themselves.

A federal judge has ordered the Illinois Department of Corrections to make changes to its procedures for transgender prisoners.

It’s a critical moment, with new coronavirus cases low but the threat of infection looming as new variants spread around the world.

Republicans are unhappy that ICE officials are no longer issuing detainers for some people under current administration policy.

The facility is owned by private prison company CoreCivic, which has faced allegations of understaffing, work violations, and delays in medical care in the past.

‘When I blow my nose, blood comes out,’ one immigrant reported.

Transgender women often experience sexual violence in prison, experts say, but Sen. Marsha Blackburn didn’t want to talk about that.

Health officials say vaccinating everyone — including inmates — is the only way to achieve herd immunity.

In 2018, private prisons and private immigration detention centers received $2.32 billion in federal contracts — more than twice what they received under the Obama administration.

‘It was complete chaos and no one seemed to know the answers,’ one female inmate told the American Independent Foundation.

The students say white supremacy has no place on their campus.

Biden called the bill a mistake. So what did it really do?

The Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act would advance the rights of trans inmates.

The IRS’ attempt to seize relief checks may have a disproportionate impact on Black and Hispanic inmates, who are incarcerated at a higher rate than white Americans.

Task force says transgender people are particularly vulnerable in jails and prisons.

Health officials have been warning for more than a decade about the dangers of epidemics in jails and prisons, which are ideal environments for virus outbreaks.

Accounts detail a scattershot policy on COVID-19 safety at the federal Bureau of Prisons amid the growing pandemic.

Bloomberg said he only discovered the arrangement after reporters contacted him about it.

Two guards were found to have neglected their duties by failing to check on Epstein and fabricating log entries.