Prisons

It's now one of four states, along with Georgia, Texas and Wisconsin, that prosecute all 17-year-olds as adults.

I went numb when I realized Illinois is laying the foundation to deliver the next generation into state slavery.

The prize honors the work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated authors who are writing toward a more just world.

Incarceration did not recognize me as a being who could feel pain, who could feel loss.

“Imagine being trapped in your bathroom for weeks on end!” one incarcerated man said. “That’s what it’s like.”

Why is “progressive haven” Vermont spending millions on new prisons? Abolitionists like Jayna Ahsaf are fighting back.

Doctors, paramedics and nurses say they suffered beatings, starvation, electric shocks, and other forms of abuse.

A new report details the unique precarity of seeking abortions while under carceral confinement.

While long overdue, I know firsthand that the Federal Communications Commission’s new reforms don’t offer true progress.

Three attempts in the legislature to secure better oversight over Missouri's prison administration have stalled out.