Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson, Mississippi, don’t provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air – even when ...

An illustration shows a grid of different jail cells with small or narrow windows, or no windows at all. (Grace J. Kim/The ...

When Darnell Rusan saw the sun for the first time in over a year, during a transfer from the city jail to the courthouse, he ...

Last week's escape of 10 inmates from New Orleans' parish jail couldn't be more perfect for Hollywood if Sinners director ...

The 89-43 vote comes less than two months after an Austin federal judge declared extreme heat in Texas prisons “plainly ...