louisiana Louisiana legalizes surgical castration for felons Thom Dunn

texas School locks 11-year-old Texan boy in solitary after he asks for grief counseling Thom Dunn

cruel and unusual punishments In times of olde, drunks were punished by being forced to wear a barrel in public Popkin

war on drugs This 38-year-old will spend the rest of his life in prison for possession of 1.5 ounces of pot Mark Frauenfelder

law A grim documentary examines solitary confinement Andrea James

cruel and unusual punishments Jailers watched as man arrested for unpaid traffic fine dies naked on cell floor Mark Frauenfelder

pranks Delight your friends with a coffee mug that has fake cigarette butts in it Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures Man ordered to pull donkey in cart Mark Frauenfelder

News Supreme Court will decide on whether it's a crime to sleep outside if no inside space is available Mark Frauenfelder

law Supreme Court affirms homeless peoples' right to be on public property Rob Beschizza