Mass Incarceration

Eric Holder's argument for reconsideration of felon disenfranchisement laws and reductions in mandatory minimum sentences is a positive sign.

While any effort to stop mass incarceration must be expansive in scope and size, it ultimately has to be accessible to those directly affected.

The concept is simple: fund what works, dump what doesn't.

A new campaign exposes the companies that profit off prisoners.

California's prison hunger strike has resulted in several hospitalizations and one death. And now the state may force-feed them.

The George Zimmerman verdict indicates a need for more than personal soul-searching by Americans. A national conversation about racism is warranted.

What do the war on drugs and market-oriented education reform have in common?

The US criminal justice system has transformed into a tool of the national security state.

Even though we are 5 percent of the world's population, we have 25 percent of the prisoners in the world.