“We wanted the definition so we could talk about policy, we didn’t want the definition to be the policy," said Jan Collins, assistant director of the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition. (DSGPro/Getty ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Solitary confinement is still "widely used" in Washington prisons, despite an agency promise to reduce its use over the next five years. That's according to a report released Thursday ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and key lawmakers at the Capitol are struggling to find a consensus over solitary confinement reform, and there are few solutions in sight. Assemblyman Chris Holden, ...