US prisons face staff shortages as officers quit amid COVID

Lance Lowry (Agency photo) NEW YORK: At a Georgia state House of Representatives hearing on prison conditions in September, a corrections officer called in to testify, interrupting his shift to tell lawmakers how dire conditions had become. On a “good day,” he told lawmakers, he had maybe six or seven officers to supervise roughly 1,200 … Read more

A tale of two photographs: Palestinian journalist’s images capture horror of Israeli prisons

Israeli authorities placed Bani Mufleh under administrative detention in June 2025 and released him in January 2026. Two photographs of Palestinian journalist Mujahid Bani Mufleh, one taken before his detention and another after his release from Israeli custody, have drawn fresh attention to allegations surrounding conditions inside Israeli prisons. Citing his case, the Palestinian Prisoner’s … Read more