The Panopticon design involved a central watch tower, from which a single prison officer could observe the goings-on in the ...

The University of Cambridge today conferred honorary degrees on eight distinguished individuals in recognition of their ...

The story of America is, in many ways, the story of The First Amendment. And when it comes to free speech, our standards are ...

The high-profile assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband​ could bring about a form of punishment long ...

As a lawsuit tries to stop a forced prison labor program, a beer distributor is defending its own participation.

The rapper Stormzy has received an honorary degree from the University of Cambridge after establishing a scholarship for ...

Angela Davis, the legendary activist, scholar and author known for her decades of work in racial justice, prison abolition and Black feminist thought, will deliver the keynote address at Get Free ...

Pauli Murray fought race and sex discrimination in courtrooms and seminaries. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy has championed trans liberation and prison abolition for decades.

Vermont becomes first U.S. territory to abolish slavery. By 1783, New Hampshire and Massachusetts had followed Vermont’s lead ...

New Orleans artist and activist jackie sumell’s nonprofit, Freedom to Grow, takes a plant-powered approach to encourage ...

More than 20 California prisons shut off outside communication for their incarcerated populations under expansive ...

Scott had an outpouring of support at the May 9 public hearing where the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons recommended clemency.