Sending Kites” is a monthly column from The Marshall Project that explores challenges faced by people with incarcerated loved ones and by people in jails and prisons. Check our previous columns. Rules ...

A federal judge initially ordered Ahmed Abu Khatallah to spend 22 years behind bars, a length an appeals panel rejected as ...

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Rosie O’Donnell is sharing more about the emotional prison visit that changed the way she sees her relationship with her ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a devout Rastafarian who attempted to sue prison officials for holding him down and cutting his dreadlocks could not proceed with his case, a decision that will ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a former Louisiana inmate's effort to sue state prison officials after they shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs. The high ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Supreme Court's six conservative justices said that federal law protecting religious liberty allows for suits against state ...

Convicted violent felons ineligible for early release under current law are still leaving prison early because the date of ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a devout Rastafarian who sought damages after Louisiana prison officials cut his dreadlocks despite his claim that it violated his religious ...

Experts say that this ruling could pave the way for states run by Republicans to eliminate minority-led districts that often favor Democrats, but it may be difficult to redraw those district lines ...