Jails

The presumption of innocence should be respected for all citizens, not just the rich. Setting bail out of the financial reach of ordinary citizens assures that jails are …

Adolescents at the New York City jail are routinely subjected to physical abuse at the hands of guards and other inmates.

Two-year battle for bail reform culminates in comprehensive legislation that will promote justice, fairness and public safety.

Crowdfunding and social media campaigns were important in gaining the temporary freedom of Jessica De Samito and Shanesha Taylor. But they are not substitutes for abolishing the prison system.

Released from Rikers prison after serving 58 days, Occupy activist Cecily McMillan discusses prisons, policing and why she'll keep protesting.

Advocates stand with detainees to denounce inhumane conditions.

Los Angeles activists' vigorous push to reform the violent and corrupt Sheriff's Department may develop into an effective national program to reduce police violence, racism and classism.

On December 5th Tunisian rapper Weld El 15 stood trial for performing his song

Last Saturday, residents of the southern Lousiana parish of Lafourche voted down a measure that would have rededicated library funding to the construction of a proposed $25 million jail.

Cops are performing illegal body cavity searches while rape and sexual assault remains rampant in jails and prisons.