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Criminal JusticeApril 7, 2014
Why Is Georgia About to Pass a Law That Will Make It Easier to Send Poor People to Prison?
After extensive lobbying, the private probation industry is poised to wield ever more power over Georgia’s debtors.
Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville
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InequalityMarch 14, 2014
The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence
Most states shut down their debtors’ prisons more than 100 years ago; in 2005, Harpersville, Alabama, opened one back up.
Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville
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April 10, 2012
How One Georgia Town Gambled Its Future on Immigration Detention
As HB 87 scared away the immigrants who worked its fields, officials in Irwin County, Georgia, scrambled to fill the local detention center, the area’s biggest employer.
Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville