Prison reform

Eric Holder’s Mixed Record

Eric Holder’s Mixed Record Eric Holder’s Mixed Record

The attorney general was a champion of civil rights—but not civil liberties.

Oct 1, 2014 / Editorial / The Editors

Why Prisons Thrive Even When Budgets Shrink

Why Prisons Thrive Even When Budgets Shrink Why Prisons Thrive Even When Budgets Shrink

Who says government can’t do anything?

Sep 24, 2014 / Editorial / Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert

‘I Was Scared to Sleep’: LGBT Youth Face Violence Behind Bars

‘I Was Scared to Sleep’: LGBT Youth Face Violence Behind Bars ‘I Was Scared to Sleep’: LGBT Youth Face Violence Behind Bars

Across the US, the juvenile justice system sends queer youth to prison in disproportionate numbers, fails to protect them from violence while they're inside and condones attempts t...

Jun 21, 2010 / Daniel Redman

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