Kentucky Is About to Pass the Cruelest Criminal-Justice Bill in America Kentucky Is About to Pass the Cruelest Criminal-Justice Bill in America
March 15, 2024 Kentucky Is About to Pass the Cruelest Criminal-Justice Bill in America The state is making it easier to kill homeless people on private property—and that’s just one…
Mar 15, 2024 / Paige Oamek and Rohan Montgomery
The Trumpian Consequences of Delaying Justice The Trumpian Consequences of Delaying Justice
Rather than rising to the moment, our courts seem to be succumbing to the uncertainty of it all.
Mar 6, 2024 / Karen J. Greenberg
“The System Works So Hard to Silence Us Because Our Voices Are Powerful” “The System Works So Hard to Silence Us Because Our Voices Are Powerful”
An interview with author and activist Michelle Horton about her new book, Dear Sister.
Feb 28, 2024 / Q&A / Victoria Law
End Mass Incarceration! End Mass Incarceration!
Illuminating the reality of the prison system.
Feb 29, 2024 / OppArt / Hector Manuel Rodriguez
The Invisible Labor of Women Who Love Incarcerated People The Invisible Labor of Women Who Love Incarcerated People
There are few things more important for people in prison than keeping links with the outside world. That task falls overwhelmingly to women.
Feb 19, 2024 / Rachel Zarrow and Christopher Blackwell
It’s Known as “Death by Incarceration.” These People Want to End It. It’s Known as “Death by Incarceration.” These People Want to End It.
More people are serving life sentences without parole in Pennsylvania than almost anywhere else in America. An increasingly vocal movement is trying to change that.
Feb 9, 2024 / Victoria Law
In the US, Mental Health Treatment Can Be a Death Sentence In the US, Mental Health Treatment Can Be a Death Sentence
Deploying the language of “helping” those in need, policymakers are reaching not for a Band-Aid but a club.
Feb 6, 2024 / Mattea Kramer and Dr. Sean Fogler
Guantánamo Is 22 Years Old. It’s Time to Retire. Guantánamo Is 22 Years Old. It’s Time to Retire.
Though its anniversary may go unnoticed, it’s still here—a dark and shameful continuation of the War on Terror.
Jan 12, 2024 / Karen J. Greenberg
Jails Are Closing Across America. Why? Jails Are Closing Across America. Why?
Communities all over the country are shutting their jails. Sometimes this is because of victories like bail reform. But foes of mass incarceration don’t always benefit.
Jan 22, 2024 / Brian Dolinar