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Prison reform
Prison reform news and analysis from The Nation
March 21, 2019
It has been nearly 50 years since New York’s jails erupted in protest, but the lessons of that era feel more relevant than ever.
February 12, 2019
Progressives should seize on the law’s momentum and help it grow.
January 25, 2019
Inmates are being denied treatment, and it’s creating an epidemic.
January 9, 2019
Sentenced to life in prison without parole as teenagers, these inmates never thought they’d be free—now they’re preparing for a life outside.
November 16, 2018
Then the men, who’d been sentenced to life as juveniles, were freed.
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November 12, 2018
In letters compiled by the American Prison Writing Archive, inmates share accounts of suicide, friendship, and solitary confinement.
October 25, 2018
Every day in this country, hundreds of thousands of legally innocent people sit behind bars simply because they cannot afford bail.
October 16, 2018
Changing the institutional culture of incarceration could entail a social consensus that locking people up is never the ideal way to resolve social problems.
October 2, 2018
District attorneys’ comments belie the true purpose of bail in New York and ignore the safety risks of jail itself.
August 20, 2018
At Homeboy Industries, career, education, and mental-health services are creating a way out of poverty and violence.
