Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General ...

The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in... One person died in federal prison after being kept in ...

One person died in federal prison after being kept in restraints for more than two days. Another was held in restraints so tight that, afterward, part of a limb had to be amputated. A third person was ...

Leavenworth County District Judge John Bryant took a motion by private prison company CoreCivic under advisement, holding off on making a decision whether to lift a temporary restraining order against ...