Prisons & Policing

A 10-day strike by Alabama prisoners protests severe overcrowding and poor living conditions.

The Prison Policy Initiative have given in to this harmful thinking to largely eliminate in-person visitation.

The continued incarceration of aging prisoners costs too much, doesn't serve justice and doesn't protect the public.

With no solid evidence, prosecutors use questionable witness testimony and social media posts to depict a criminal conspiracy.

One-third of California's released prisoners return home to Los Angeles following their incarceration.

For defending herself, and saving the life of another woman who was on the scene, Alisha is facing 15 years behind bars.

People in at least 30 states are barred from voting because they're unable to pay their court fines.

We demand freedom for the 7,000 Palestinian political prisoners currently held in Israeli jails and all those fighting for justice everywhere.

Supporters of prisoners often use social media to raise attention about prison conditions and the appeal campaigns of individuals.

Prosecutors in Los Angeles are determining whether to retry six Black Lives Matter activists whose trial recently ended in a hung jury.