Democratic candidates are missing an opportunity to pitch sweeping prison reform as an economic justice issue.
Prisons & Policing
Under Commander Jon Burge, Black men endured torture and violence at the hands of Chicago police.
As the fight for sex work decriminalization gains momentum, even presidential candidates are weighing in.
Axon tech soared in popularity after the killing of Michael Brown in 2014, but it may be doing more harm than good.
A new campaign is working to divest $8 million in retirement holdings from the for-profit prison system.
When people placed in solitary confinement respond with psychological distress, they often face extended punishment.
“When They See Us” exposes the inner workings of a criminal legal system designed to fail people of color.
Activists are pushing back against plans to replace youth prisons with “kid-friendly jails.”
The federal class-action claims thousands of people in Missouri were jailed because they couldn’t pay off fines.
Reasonable security measures have merit, but living in a fishbowl is not reasonable at all.