Because of decades of high-stress and deficient healthcare, a 59-year-old in prison has a ‘geriatric morbidity’ that's equivalent to a 75-year-old on the outside.
The court will determine whether forced prison field labor is unconstitutional and in violation of federal disability law
A buzzed-about spelling bee returns to the United States’ biggest maximum security prison.
Order continues for the second consecutive summer. Once the heat index hits 88 degrees, the DOC must provide some relief to the men working for pennies an hour in the prison’s fields.