Here at Shawangunk Correctional Facility, a small maximum security prison in upstate New York, I am part of a nine-month ...

Federal appellate judges have revived a lawsuit by some Georgia death row prisoners alleging the state is unfairly favoring other inmates in line for execution.

The United States Constitution remains one of the highest protections of individual freedoms; however, these rights remain frequently ignored, eroded, or denied despite protections for current and ...

Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday passed new legislation that gives amnesty to hundreds of people who were prosecuted or convicted for political reasons during 27 years of authoritarian rule. Rights ...

More than 1,300 political prisoners are being held in Cuba, a human rights organization said on Thursday ahead of the fifth ...