Jails

In the shadow of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Black families are ripped apart by mass incarceration.

A disturbing trend of frequent use of solitary confinement in Canadian prisons is prompting calls to abolish it.

Community bond funds are getting people out and demanding the abolition of monetary bail.

Rikers is called a “jail complex” rather than a “prison” because the inmates are confined there, supposedly, for a short time only.

Tim DeChristopher is a leading climate activist in the US today and a thorn in the side of the fossil fuel industry.

Even the best visitation policies can't make up for the broken bonds and fragmented communities that incarceration produces.

What do you do when you have absolutely no good options? No child should have to face these questions, but Bresha Meadows faced them every day.

Vachel Howard was arrested for driving under the influence. Hours later, he was dead. Here's what happened inside an LAPD jail.

It took 16 months and thousands of dollars, but prosecutors have dismissed the case against Katie Darovitz.

Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would limit the use of solitary confinement. This legislation is vital.