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LINCOLN — A Nebraska group that advocates for the disabled has joined the call for reforms in the use of solitary confinement in state prisons and for better mental health care behind bars. Disability ...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court set aside a death sentence on Tuesday for a Texas inmate who as a teenager struggled to tell time and name the days of the week, concluding he should not be executed in ...

Dr. Megan Carter, left, addresses reporters after speaking at an Indiana Parole Board clemency hearing for Benjamin Ritchie on May 12, 2025. Disability rights advocates said Indiana death row inmate ...

Lawyers for David Pittman say his execution would violate the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. David Pittman is seen in this undated photo from the Florida ...

Incarcerated people with hearing disabilities in North Carolina will have improved access to communication. The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that it secured an agreement with the N.C.

HELENA — The state Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a state prison inmate's appeal for worker's compensation benefits if he is released from prison. Gary Quigg, who is serving a life term for a 1968 ...