Prison Reform

Will prison radicalize Jan. 6 rioters?
Capitol on Jan 6
Briefing

Will prison radicalize Jan. 6 rioters?

DOJ says over a quarter of Lousiana's state inmates held beyond their release date
Louisiana State Penitentiary bus
Speed Reads

DOJ says over a quarter of Lousiana's state inmates held beyond their release date

How prison reform fared in the midterms
Prison labor.
Briefing

How prison reform fared in the midterms

DOJ says inmates transferred home due to COVID can stay
Merrick Garland.
justice

DOJ says inmates transferred home due to COVID can stay

The inhumanity of 'haunted jails'
Eastern State Penitentiary.
Picture of Jeva LangeJeva Lange

The inhumanity of 'haunted jails'

Brutal gang war in Ecuador prison leaves at least 116 dead
Ecuador prison riot
Drug War

Brutal gang war in Ecuador prison leaves at least 116 dead

The pandemic home confinement experiment
Jail bars and a fence.
Picture of Bonnie KristianBonnie Kristian

The pandemic home confinement experiment

John Oliver rebukes Texas for 'cooking prisoners to death'
John Oliver
Johnsplaining

John Oliver rebukes Texas for 'cooking prisoners to death'

U.S. jails may have failed to stop inmate suicides, report finds
An American prison.
Prison Reform

U.S. jails may have failed to stop inmate suicides, report finds

A can of tuna costs three times an immigrant's daily salary at a California ICE lockup
ICE detention center.
Prison Reform

A can of tuna costs three times an immigrant's daily salary at a California ICE lockup

Trump commutes the life sentence of Alice Johnson, heeding Kim Kardashian West's advice
Donald Trump.
Prison Reform

Trump commutes the life sentence of Alice Johnson, heeding Kim Kardashian West's advice

Ebullient bipartisan group of senators unveil plan for more humane prison sentencing
A bipartisan groups of senators have agreed to a prison reform package
Prison Reform

Ebullient bipartisan group of senators unveil plan for more humane prison sentencing

Obama to inmates: It could have been me in prison
Obama Oklahoma prison
Prison Reform

Obama to inmates: It could have been me in prison

The BBC asks why so many Americans are in prison, persuasively blames War on Drugs
The BBC blames American prison overcrowding on drug laws
Prison Reform

The BBC asks why so many Americans are in prison, persuasively blames War on Drugs