The Supreme Court explained why excessive-force claims by pretrial detainees are judged under an objective standard.

An incarcerated writer describes restricted toilet flushing in Pennsylvania. The unanswered question is where similar rules operate and how health is protected.

Prisoners and detainees with disabilities are protected by specific federal rules governing access to correctional programs and facilities.

A 2026 report measures spending beyond prison walls and shows why families should be counted in the cost of punishment.

The Supreme Court recognizes three ways a grievance system can become unavailable. An inconvenient process is not enough.

Georgia prison families have a November 6 opportunity to speak with corrections representatives in Columbus, but the state limits attendance to 216 approved visitors. Here are the deadline, location, preparation steps and official source links.

The published Braggs decision approves most remedies for Alabama prison mental-health violations but rejects some provisions under the PLRA.

A University of Miami Law Review article questions the Eleventh Circuit's handling of a wrong-person arrest in Sosa v. Martin County. This original analysis separates binding precedent from the authors' proposed Fourth Amendment approach.