Author Danielle Sered argues reformers must reckon with violent crime and come up with radically new ways to address it.
Mass Incarceration
Dr. Homer Venters discusses his new book, “Life and Death at Rikers Island.”
The campaign was successful because of pressure from activists and families of the incarcerated.
In some jails, it costs $20 to make a 15-minute phone call.
Compassionate release for aging prisoners makes economic sense and upholds human dignity.
Barr is willing to jail journalists if he believes “they’re putting out stuff that would hurt the country.”
Civil rights, not the Mueller investigation, should be the focus of Barr’s Senate confirmation hearings.
Van Jones and Jessica Jackson Sloan, a human rights attorney, discusses more.
We need to overcome the lack of imagination that binds policy to outdated ideas about juvenile punishment.
The Senate passed the sentencing reform bill on Tuesday night in an 87-12 vote.