Disenfranchising people convicted of violent crimes does nothing to address violence; it perpetuates violence.
Prison
For a real solution, we must first address the economic conditions that drive people into illicit economies.
The influence of the drug war has reshaped U.S. society.
Richard Cannon was making gains after being released from prison. Then one arrest changed the course of his life.
A Muslim on death row was denied a constitutional right granted to prisoners of other faiths.
A bill under consideration in California would eliminate medical co-pays in the state’s prisons and jails.
A New Jersey District Court judge recently ruled that prisoners aren’t entitled to key workplace protections.
Albert Woodfox is a former political prisoner who was held in solitary confinement for 43 years.
“Gamble v. United States” has implications for criminal and racial justice beyond Manafort and current politics.
In Maryland, incarcerated pregnant people in their third trimester are involuntarily placed in medical isolation.