Liliana Segura

@lilianasegura

Liliana Segura is Associate Editor of The Nation. She also writes about prisons and harsh sentencing. Follow her on Twitter at @lilianasegura.

Why Should Thousands of Prisoners Die Behind Bars for Nonviolent Crimes?

Why Should Thousands of Prisoners Die Behind Bars for Nonviolent Crimes? Why Should Thousands of Prisoners Die Behind Bars for Nonviolent Crimes?

A new ACLU report shows the staggering number of prisoners serving life without parole. In Louisiana, more than 90 percent are black.

Nov 13, 2013 / Blog / Liliana Segura

Former Prosecutor to Jurors: Nullify!

Former Prosecutor to Jurors: Nullify! Former Prosecutor to Jurors: Nullify!

Paul Butler used to send people to prison for drugs. Now he supports letting guilty drug offenders go.

Oct 30, 2013 / Editorial / Liliana Segura

Noted Noted

How corporations seek to make big bucks off mass incarceration.

Oct 2, 2013 / Editorial / Liliana Segura

With 2.3 Million People Incarcerated in the US, Prisons Are Big Business

With 2.3 Million People Incarcerated in the US, Prisons Are Big Business With 2.3 Million People Incarcerated in the US, Prisons Are Big Business

Meet the corporations who are profiting off our prison system.

Oct 1, 2013 / Liliana Segura

Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’?

Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’? Can Eric Holder Reverse the ‘Wheel of Misfortune’?

Obama’s attorney general promised a new approach to criminal justice—but prosecutors can still block meaningful change.

Aug 28, 2013 / Editorial / Liliana Segura

Race, Redemption and Charles Ramsey

Race, Redemption and Charles Ramsey Race, Redemption and Charles Ramsey

With his criminal record dragged into the light, Cleveland “hero” Charles Ramsey is being widely defended as more than his violent past. Can we learn from this?

May 9, 2013 / Blog / Liliana Segura

Are Memphis Prosecutors Trying to Send an Innocent Man Back to Death Row?

Are Memphis Prosecutors Trying to Send an Innocent Man Back to Death Row? Are Memphis Prosecutors Trying to Send an Innocent Man Back to Death Row?

Witnesses say they saw Timothy McKinney shoot an off-duty police officer in 1997. But their stories have changed—and the DA’s office has been caught hiding evidence in ...

Mar 20, 2013 / Feature / Liliana Segura

Watching ‘The House I Live In’ on Rikers Island

Watching ‘The House I Live In’ on Rikers Island Watching ‘The House I Live In’ on Rikers Island

Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki is on a mission to show his Sundance-award winning movie, The House I Live In, to prisoners across the country. On a Friday in December, he went to New Yor...

Dec 21, 2012 / Blog / Liliana Segura

Why Should Medical Marijuana Providers Die in Prison? Why Should Medical Marijuana Providers Die in Prison?

Rebecca Richman Cohen met Chris Williams in 2011, while making a documentary about Montana’s medical marijuana law. Today, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of more than eighty...

Nov 30, 2012 / Blog / Liliana Segura

Marching Against the Death Penalty in Texas Marching Against the Death Penalty in Texas

For family members of death row prisoners, including those who have been executed, gatherings like the March for Abolition are a critical lifeline, and a link to a desperately need...

Nov 16, 2012 / Blog / Liliana Segura

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