A Short History of Cops Terrorizing Students A Short History of Cops Terrorizing Students
The assault at Spring Valley runs deeper than one bad cop—it’s the latest product of the school-to-prison pipeline.
Oct 28, 2015 / Editorial / Alex S. Vitale
I Went to Prison at Age 60. Here’s What I Learned. I Went to Prison at Age 60. Here’s What I Learned.
Don’t overlook the needs of the elderly in criminal-justice reform.
Oct 19, 2015 / Evie Litwok
The Senate’s Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bill Only Tackles Half the Problem The Senate’s Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bill Only Tackles Half the Problem
If we don’t face the injustice of the very existence of prisons, the root causes of mass incarceration will go unaddressed.
Oct 14, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Kim Davis Is Not an LGBT Southerner’s Only Problem Kim Davis Is Not an LGBT Southerner’s Only Problem
The organizing project Southerners on New Ground takes on police profiling and deportations in its fight for LGBTQ liberation.
Oct 9, 2015 / Dani McClain
Why Are So Many Women Behind Bars in Oklahoma? Why Are So Many Women Behind Bars in Oklahoma?
With twice as many women in prison as in other states, Oklahoma is the female-incarceration capital of the United States.
Sep 29, 2015 / Victoria Law
Are Americans Finally Facing Up to the True Costs of Mass Incarceration? Are Americans Finally Facing Up to the True Costs of Mass Incarceration?
The human devastation caused by prisons goes far beyond the cost to taxpayers.
Sep 16, 2015 / Dani McClain
Prison Education Reduces Recidivism by Over 40 Percent. Why Aren’t We Funding More of It? Prison Education Reduces Recidivism by Over 40 Percent. Why Aren’t We Funding More of It?
Giving prisoners access to financial aid for college tuition is the first step towards “de-carceration.”
Aug 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How Prison Reform Became a Presidential Priority How Prison Reform Became a Presidential Priority
Obama’s prison visit would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. But organizing and advocacy created a new consensus.
Jul 16, 2015 / Benjamin Todd Jealous
I Thought I’d Escaped Poverty. Then I Went to Prison. I Thought I’d Escaped Poverty. Then I Went to Prison.
One woman’s story of the myth of rehabilitative incarceration.
Jul 13, 2015 / Amme Voz
Does it Matter Why the Right Wants Criminal-Justice Reform? Does it Matter Why the Right Wants Criminal-Justice Reform?
Many reformers on the left are optimistic that this time, bipartisan consensus will tilt in a progressive direction.
Mar 27, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter