Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee? Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee?
An interview with Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s attorney and his editor.
Feb 4, 2015 / Editorial / Jon Wiener
Why Is Marissa Alexander Still Being Punished for Fighting Back? Why Is Marissa Alexander Still Being Punished for Fighting Back?
As Alexander leaves prison for house arrest, it’s time to question the system that turns women into criminals for trying to stay alive.
Jan 28, 2015 / Victoria Law
In the New World of Incarceration, Your House Is Your Prison In the New World of Incarceration, Your House Is Your Prison
So is your block, your school, your neighborhood… your city, state and country.
Jan 21, 2015 / Maya Schenwar
How White Liberals Used Civil Rights to Create More Prisons How White Liberals Used Civil Rights to Create More Prisons
In their quest to wipe out extra-legal racial violence, white liberals created a system that continues to kill black people—legally.
Jan 6, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Vicky Osterweil
It’s Time to Bring Domestic Violence Survivors Like Barbara Sheehan Home From Prison It’s Time to Bring Domestic Violence Survivors Like Barbara Sheehan Home From Prison
As governors mull clemency, battered women should be at the top of the list.
Dec 24, 2014 / Victoria Law
Mass Incarceration’s Collateral Damage: The Children Left Behind Mass Incarceration’s Collateral Damage: The Children Left Behind
When a parent is sent to prison, a child’s life is derailed, leaving schools to pick up the pieces.
Dec 16, 2014 / Feature / Katy Reckdahl
The Moral and Political Case for Reforming the Criminal Justice System The Moral and Political Case for Reforming the Criminal Justice System
Criminal justice reform is one of those rare instances where moral decency, popular opinion and political incentives all align.
Nov 19, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How California’s Prison Reform Law Will Fight Overincarceration of Women How California’s Prison Reform Law Will Fight Overincarceration of Women
Prop 47 offers relief to Californians punished for low-level, nonviolent crimes of poverty, which means it could be especially beneficial for women caught up in the criminal justic...
Nov 12, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
Prisons Are Destroying Communities and Making All of Us Less Safe Prisons Are Destroying Communities and Making All of Us Less Safe
Isolation does not “rehabilitate” people. Disappearance does not deter harm. And prison does not keep us safe.
Nov 11, 2014 / Maya Schenwar
By 2030, American Prisons Will Be Filled With Grandmas and Grandpas By 2030, American Prisons Will Be Filled With Grandmas and Grandpas
How this country’s “tough on crime” ethos created a generation of graying inmates.
Oct 27, 2014 / Kate Cox