Prisoners are allowed to file complaints about mistreatment — but doing so often comes with retaliation. That's according to an investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project.
Inmates ended up in possession of firearms, which they fired at the guards
The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue the guards under a federal law to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, tried to sue Louisiana prison officials for violating his religious rights.