The Real Story Behind ‘Orange is the New Black’ The Real Story Behind ‘Orange is the New Black’
Netflix’s new hit show aims to address inequality in the application of criminal justice.
Aug 14, 2013 / Blog / Chris Hayes
Fighting For the Right to Call Home Fighting For the Right to Call Home
There are over two million men and women incarcerated in the United States and most cannot afford to call their families.
Aug 12, 2013 / Video / The Nation Video
With One Prisoner Dead, Will California Listen to the Hunger Strikers? With One Prisoner Dead, Will California Listen to the Hunger Strikers?
The death of Billy “Guero” Sell will not be the last, warn advocates for prisoners refusing to eat or work.
Aug 2, 2013 / Victoria Law
What Are the US Plans for Guantánamo Prisoner Shaker Aamer? What Are the US Plans for Guantánamo Prisoner Shaker Aamer?
Aamer, the last British resident still imprisoned at Guantánamo, has faced ongoing retaliation for speaking out against his detention. Now The Nation has evidence that ...
Jul 24, 2013 / Jason Leopold
The Invisible Punishment of Prisoners With Disabilities The Invisible Punishment of Prisoners With Disabilities
For inmates with disabilities who are routinely denied their mental or physical needs, incarceration can be a nightmarish fight for survival.
Jul 23, 2013 / Toshio Meronek
It’s So Not ‘Oz’: Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’ It’s So Not ‘Oz’: Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’
Orange Is the New Black appears to traffic in tired class and race stereotypes, but it also, episode by episode, tries to challenge some of those assumptions by filling in the wome...
Jul 23, 2013 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
Tens of Thousands of California Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike Tens of Thousands of California Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike
The strikers are calling for an end to long-term solitary confinement and better prison conditions.
Jul 10, 2013 / Victoria Law
More Questions for James Comey More Questions for James Comey
Obama’s Republican nominee for FBI chief is much less than the civil liberties hero he appears to be.
Jun 24, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
Guilty Until Proven Innocent Guilty Until Proven Innocent
How to pre-convict and pre-punish an American Muslim.
Jun 10, 2013 / Victoria Brittain
California’s Great Prison Experiment California’s Great Prison Experiment
Following a landmark court ruling, the state is on deadline to release tens of thousands of people from prison. Is it succeeding?
Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Tim Stelloh